President of the United States, Donald TrumpHe will go to Florida to attend the inauguration of the already contradiction. “Aligator Alcatraz‘(Alcatraz Caimán), a new maintenance center for migrants, which released protests for its locations in the field of high environmental value, in the middle of one of the largest water -bell grounds in the country.
The governor of Florida Ron Landamin announced the visit of the US president to a press conference on the occasion of the signing of state budgets.
“When the president arrives tomorrow, he will be able to see (…) that when you take people there, he cannot escape anywhere,” said the Republican landing.
Aligator Alcatraz: a universal store that holds the mass agenda of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/96um2ixe7u
– Prosecutor General James Utmeier. June 19, 2025
In addition to Trump, the Minister of National Security, Christy Nooy will also visit the prison, Karolin Livitt said at a press conference.
The center is located south -west from Miami and will be able to place up to 3,000 people. Its construction was completed almost two weeks later, the time since the Prosecutor General of Florida James Utmeyer proposed the idea of keeping migrants there on June 18.
The authorities established dozens of large tents during this period, similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic, on the way of the old abandoned airport.
To stay in work,Aligator Alcatraz“This will require about 450 million dollars a year, said the press secretary of the National Security Department Trish Mclaflin, in statements collected by the media New York TimesField
The prison belongs to the historical prison of Alcatraz, which President Trump ordered to again open the San Francisco in the bay, as well as to the Kaimans, who surround the Florida enclave in which he is, which, according to the authorities, will reduce the risk of escape.
However, the project received criticism from politicians and environmental groups.
The mayor of the Miami-Daid district, Daniella Levin Kava, the governor of influence where the Aligator Alcatrase built, demanded that the construction stop, ensuring that the district received only $ 20 million for the purchase of land, which is estimated at least 190 million dollars.
In addition, environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the US government and district, condemning that laws were missed for the construction of the prison. The center of detention for migrants is located in the natural zone of Everglaids, places with a high environmental value water -based lands from the wide variety of fauna and vegetation.
This center is the latest demonstration of close cooperation between the government of Florida, headed by landing and Trump. The state was one of the most active in the fight against migration, despite the fact that it was one of those who have a large share in the United States.
In this sense, another center for migration conclusion will be built, which will be built in the National Guard Field south -west of the city of Jacksonville, in Northern Florida.
With information EFE
