Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including “Alligator Alcatraz,” Noem says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced federal funding to establish immigration detention centers in Florida, including a facility at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” which could house up to 5,000 detainees. This initiative supports the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts and is backed by FEMA’s shelter and services program.

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