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What is Alligator Alcatraz?
India Today
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7/5/2025
Trump’s new migrant detention center, nicknamed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, sits deep in the Florida swamp.
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Alcatraz sat on a rock isolated by water. This one sits in a swamp with alligators on guard.
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The old prison held hardened criminals. This new facility is built for migrants.
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It's called Alligator Alcatraz, built into President Donald Trump and it's ready.
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The original Alcatraz, located in San Francisco Bay, was one of the most secure prisons in US
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history. It housed notorious inmates like Al Capone and escape artist Frank Morris and became
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a symbol of absolute confinement. Today it's a museum, a landmark, a piece of American lore.
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Now, in Florida's Big Cypress Swamp, a new kind of facility draws comparisons.
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Not because of who it holds, but because of how and where it was built.
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Located deep in the Florida Everglades, the site is officially known as the Date Colia
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ICE Processing Center. It stands on a remote airstrip inside Big Cypress National Preserve,
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surrounded by wetlands and wildlife. Construction was completed in just 8 days in mid-2025,
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using emergency powers under the Trump administration. The facility can hold up to 5,000 people.
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It includes tents, trailers, nearly 30,000 feet of razor wire, over 200 surveillance cameras,
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and hundreds of federal personnel. No detainees have been brought in yet,
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but officials say it's part of a broader immigration enforcement plans.
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During a visit in July 2025, President Trump described the swamp as a natural barrier,
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saying you don't need guards when you have alligators.
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The project has drawn criticism from environmental groups, tribal communities,
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and civil liberties organizations. Lawsuits have been filed over its construction on
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federally protected land without public consultation. Supporters say the facility provides necessary
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capacity and enhances border control efforts. Critics question its legal basis, remote location,
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and future conditions for detainees. For now, alligator Alcatraz remains empty.
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But the fences are up, the cameras are on, the buses could come any day.
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