Alligator Alcatraz
Immigration detention facility in Florida, US
Alligator Alcatraz
The South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed 'Alligator Alcatraz', was an immigration detention facility located on historical Native American lands at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport inside Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, Florida, United States. The Florida Division of Emergency Management detained non-citizens under Immigration and Customs Enforcement authority from July 2025 to June 2026 at an estimated cost of at least US$1.4 billion in unnegotiated contracts. Multiple media outlets have reported that several no-bid vendors also made campaign donations to DeSantis’ PACs and Attorney General James Uthmeier. The facility received significant media attention during the summer of 2025 due to its moniker, unique remote environment, political marketing effort, and references to concentration camps. The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis invoked a standing immigration "state of emergency" to seize a county-owned airfield and fast-track construction without the usual...
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