COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Building of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a brand new immigration detention facility, has begun after Florida leaders accredited the plan on Monday.
NBC affiliate WBBH reported that the power will probably be positioned on the Dade-Collier Coaching and Transition Airport, an deserted airstrip that straddles the Miami-Dade and Collier County line.
State officers advised the information station that the positioning will home about 5,000 immigrants dwelling within the U.S. illegally beginning in July 2025.
Florida Lawyer Normal James Uthmeier mentioned the situation will enable for environment friendly processing and deportation, whereas the pure surroundings—house to alligators, pythons, and panthers—would act as a deterrent to escapes.
“You needn’t make investments an excessive amount of within the perimeter, Uthmeier mentioned. “If individuals get out, there’s not an excessive amount of ready for them, moreover alligators and pythons.”
On Sunday, the information station reported that a number of Everglades restoration and conservation teams held a peaceable protest outdoors the power.
The protesters advised WBBH that they’re in opposition to improvement within the Everglades.
“This is not about politics,” mentioned David Shealy, with Skunkape Analysis. “That is in regards to the surroundings, and if we do not put our foot down and cease growing out right here in these wild lands, we’re not going to have any left.
“Alligator Alcatraz” is supposed to be a short lived facility. Uthmeier mentioned the state will solely be constructing mild infrastructure on the property.
