President Donald Trump is taking a guided walking tour of the new migrant detention facility in Ochopee, Florida — they call it “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the facility will be operational the moment the president departs.
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🚨 NOW: Alligator Alcatraz is just HOURS from bringing in THOUSANDS of illegals
Take a look inside.
It’s almost go time! 🔥
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about the president’s trip at an unrelated news conference on Monday.
“When the president comes tomorrow he’s going to be able to see … What’ll happen is you’ll bring people in there, they ain’t going anywhere once they’re there unless you want them to go somewhere, because, good luck getting to civilization,” DeSantis said. “So the security is amazing — natural and otherwise.”
The site’s nickname — coined by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier — is a nod to the infamous San Francisco prison and its proximity to the predators of the marshy Everglades, including pythons, alligators, and mosquitoes.