Trump, Alligator Alcatraz and Republican Party of Florida
Digest more
In Florida, price of immigration "emergency" includes $12,000 plane tickets to Martha's Vineyard and $400-a-night beds at Alligator Alcatraz.
Former top immigration officials from the Biden administration warned Tuesday that billions for immigration enforcement signed into law earlier this month will escalate the rapid detention and deportations of immigrants.
The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.
Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South Florida's new immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, the singer confirmed in a phone call.
A political activist and constituent of Republican House Speaker Daniel Perez is organizing a “State Emergency Town Hall on Wednesday, beginning at 7 p.m., at the Kendall Community Pavilion in Miami-Dade County.
Where is Alligator Alcatraz in Florida? The former airstrip and training base in the Everglades is located in South Florida, off U.S. 41, also known as Tamiami Trail.