Immigration & Border Security

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to Know

The new facility is expected to hold 1,000 illegal immigrants within 60 days of construction.
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to Know
An isolated Everglades airfield about 45 miles west of Miami in a still from an undated video. Courtesy of the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier via AP
T.J. Muscaro
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Down in the Florida Everglades, state-level lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security have decided to build a new detention center for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house apprehended illegal immigrants awaiting processing and deportation.

Using Federal Emergency Management Administration funds, the facility is expected to hold up to 1,000 people and is touted as only the latest example of Florida’s dedication, under Gov. Ron DeSantis, to President Donald Trump’s policies to crack down on illegal immigration.

T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.