Deportation Flights Begin from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida’s controversial immigration detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has begun deportation flights, transferring approximately 100 detainees to other countries. Governor Ron DeSantis announced the development during a press briefing, stating that numbers are expected to increase significantly. Built rapidly over a 10-square-mile area in the Everglades, the facility is equipped with heavy security, surveillance, and barbed wire, currently housing around 2,000 detainees. Critics decry the facility as inhumane and environmentally damaging, while DeSantis and allies frame it as a deterrent against illegal immigration. The site’s remote location—teeming with alligators and pythons—is seen by supporters as symbolic of the U.S. government’s hardline approach to immigration enforcement. While no destinations for the deportation flights were disclosed, the center continues to spark debate around civil liberties, environmental ethics, and immigration policy.

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Source: AP News