Source: Politico
“Florida’s headline-grabbing push to create ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — an immigration [concentration camp] deep in the Everglades — happened swiftly, with little apparent notice to state legislators responsible for paying for it or to local officials who will have it on their doorstep. It also may prove to be one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’[s] most aggressive moves during his six-plus years in office. Citing the governor’s emergency powers, the state’s emergency management director told Miami-Dade County that it was taking control of an Everglades airstrip now owned by Miami-Dade County and located mainly in Collier County in order to begin building the multimillion dollar facility. DeSantis declared an emergency on immigration during Joe Biden’s presidency and has since extended it. After President Donald Trump took office, the Republican governor has pledged Florida will do whatever it can to assist Trump’s administration in its mass deportation efforts.” (06/24/25)