Alligator Alcatraz receives first immigrant detainees Wednesday night [View all]
Source: Miami Herald
Updated July 3, 2025 10:57 AM
The first detainees arrived at Alligator Alcatraz late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades has already faced some operational issues with security and water intrusion. On Wednesday evening, the gates of the facility were bustling with traffic.
Three white vans escorted by sedans drove into the compound. The vans looked like those previously used by immigration authorities to transport migrants, although it’s unclear who was in them. Constructions workers, fencing companies and locksmiths went in and out of the facility ahead of detainees coming in.
Food trucks serving churros, street corn, and empanadas flitted in and out of the facility. The activity signaled active preparations for a site that a day earlier was showcased by President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis as an operational location.
The site’s name also became official on Wednesday, when two workers slapped a large blue guidepost that said “Alligator Alcatraz” over the old “Dade-Collier Transitional Airport” road sign that led people to the airstrip for years.
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