{"id":2451284,"date":"2025-06-24T12:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-alligator-alcatraz-jail-for-illegals-will-be-guarded-by-alligators-and-pythons-in-florida-opening-in-weeks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T12:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:06:31","slug":"new-alligator-alcatraz-jail-for-illegals-will-be-guarded-by-alligators-and-pythons-in-florida-opening-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-alligator-alcatraz-jail-for-illegals-will-be-guarded-by-alligators-and-pythons-in-florida-opening-in-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019 Jail for Illegals Will Be Guarded by Alligators and Pythons in Florida, Opening in Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-alligator-alcatraz-jail-for-illegals-will-be-guarded-by-alligators-and-pythons-in-florida-opening-in-weeks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh state of Florida is constructing a controversial detention facility for illegal immigrants,dubbed &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz,&#8221; which will transform an airfield in the Everglades into a prison-like environment. This initiative aligns with the immigration policies of former President Donald Trump. According to reports, the facility, expected to cost approximately $450 million annually, will house about 5,000 beds and is designed to deter escape through the presence of dangerous wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including the New York Times, have expressed concern over the facility&#8217;s ominous nickname and its implications. Florida&#8217;s attorney General argued that the remote location&#8217;s wildlife would serve as a security measure. The facility arises amidst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-reveals-candidate-shes-80-percent-certain-will-be-next-speaker\/\" title=\"Noem unveils 80% certain candidate for next Speaker.\">divided political climate<\/a>, enabling states to take action on border security following perceived shortcomings during the Biden management.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump is reportedly considering reopening Alcatraz for similar purposes. The funding for this Florida project may stem from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-medicaid-expansion-help-the-poor\/\" title=\"Does Medicaid expansion benefit the poor?\">federal program designed<\/a> to aid state and local agencies in managing migrant care, originally set up during Biden&#8217;s presidency. The plan appears to be more symbolic than practical in addressing the urgent immigration issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The state of Florida is in the process of building a special detention facility to house illegal aliens named &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rdquo; that would see an Everglades airfield converted into a prison to assist with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/23\/us\/politics\/florida-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> couldn&rsquo;t hide its horror at the idea, calling it the &ldquo;scariest sounding&rdquo; nickname in a recent report about the project.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper also referred to it as a &ldquo;detention facility for migrants,&rdquo; as if it were designed as a stop off for commuters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The remote facility, composed of large tents, and other planned facilities will cost the state around $450 million a year to run, but Florida can request some reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security,&rdquo; the report continued.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reportedly wanted the project located in the Everglades specifically because the dangerous wildlife &mdash; including alligators and pythons &mdash; would serve as a deterrent against escape.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for his office said that work on the new facility started Monday morning, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>This is federalism at its best.<\/p>\n<p>The political climate has finally shifted to the point where individual states have the ability to tangibly assist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-insane-iran-policy-border-allowed-creation-potentially-hundreds-iranian-terror-cells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border security<\/a> measures.<\/p>\n<p>This is a far cry from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2023\/08\/07\/how-states-can-fight-back-to-secure-the-southern-border-against-bidens-open-door-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environment<\/a> of helplessness crated during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also a callback to when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/trump-envisioned-border-moat-stocked-snakes-or-alligators-msna1286016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump reportedly talked<\/a> about putting alligators around a moat near the southern border during his first term, and is meant to strike fear into the hearts of lawbreakers, much like Guantanamo Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the small scale of the project, estimated at around 5,000 beds, the facility and others like it will probably be more symbolic than practical, but should provide minor relief until Congress delivers more federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did, however, sign an executive order at the beginning of his second term instructing the Department of Defense to start preparing a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-guantanamo-bay-for-criminal-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t even know about it,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worst criminal illegal aliens threatening<\/a> the American people. Some of them are so bad, we don&rsquo;t even trust the countries to hold them because we don&rsquo;t want them coming back. So we&rsquo;re gonna send them out to Guantanamo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This news of the Florida facility comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-jr-dads-opening-guantanamo-illegals-not-alcatraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that Trump is also considering reopening the Alcatraz prison off the coast of San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n<p>The infamous setting for the 1979 blockbuster film &ldquo;Escape from Alcatraz,&rdquo; starring legendary actor Clint Eastwood, has a reputation for being an inescapable maximum-security structure.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate irony about the Florida facility is that FEMA money from a fund that was created during the Biden administration, and used to pay for the housing and care of individuals going through the immigration court system, will be redirected for the Florida venture, according to the Times.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nailed-30-years-ago-1995-trump-revealed-kind-people-cant-stand-forgotten-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> administration criticized Mr. Biden&rsquo;s use of the money, particularly the funds that went toward helping New York City to care for migrants,&rdquo; the report concluded. &ldquo;Earlier this year, DHS took back $80 million from the grants. The city is suing to retrieve the money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Liberals should have expected this sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scotus-shuts-activist-court-clears-way-trump-begin-deportations-third-party-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epic backlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The die was cast when they supported an administration that encouraged millions of illegals to invade the southern border completely unchecked, as average Americans were forced to sit by and watch while their country rapidly changed for the worse.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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