The Department of Homeland Security has approved federal funding for Florida’s plan to establish immigration detention centers, including a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” According to state leaders, the federal government has officially approved the construction of this facility along with others that could collectively house up to 5,000 detainees. These centers are expected to begin receiving detainees as early as next month and are being described as temporary. Florida Chief of Staff James Uthmeier shared more details about the location, revealing that it sits on a virtually abandoned airfield originally intended to be the world’s largest airport. The site includes an 11,000-foot runway capable of accommodating large aircraft for transporting and processing detainees. Uthmeier emphasized that the facility would be temporary and naturally secure, surrounded by the Everglades’ harsh and isolating environment, which he referred to as “Mother Nature’s natural barriers.
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