Florida authorities have recently disclosed plans to develop an off-grid facility designed to accommodate Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees in the central region of the state’s “alligator alley.”
A sprawling 30-square-mile site in the Everglades, known as the Miami-Dade/Collier Training Facility and currently characterized by a “virtually abandoned airport,” is set to host a 1,000-bed facility aimed at detaining criminal illegal immigrants. This was confirmed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
“The governor directed state officials to find new sites for temporary detention facilities, and I believe this is the most suitable location. I like to refer to it as ‘Alligator Alcatraz,'” Uthmeier mentioned in a promotional video on X.
An aerial view of the Florida Everglades. (Getty Images)
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens. We will expand facilities and bed space in just days, thanks to our partnership with Florida,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.
The move was announced as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportations, and looks for places for detainees to stay during that process.
One option is the notorious Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba, where the administration seeks to fill 30,000 beds with illegal immigrants.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller confirmed last month that the Trump administration’s goal is to arrest 3,000 illegal immigrants daily, a statement which was reaffirmed by border czar Tom Homan.
“We’ve gotta increase these arrests and removals,” Homan said on “America’s Newsroom.” “The numbers are good, but I’m not satisfied. I haven’t been satisfied all year long.”
Border czar Tom Homan said arrests of illegal immigrants need to increase. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and Uthmeier’s office.
