U.S. President Donald Trump is anticipated to attend the opening on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) of a brief migrant detention centre in southern Florida dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”, a supply conversant in the matter stated.
The step comes as Mr. Trump, a Republican, has sought to ramp up the detention and deportation of migrants, saying the measure was wanted after hundreds of thousands crossed the border illegally below Democrat Joe Biden.
The centre received the nickname from its distant location within the Everglades, an enormous subtropical wetland teeming with alligators, crocodiles and pythons {that a} Florida official stated this month offers pure boundaries, requiring minimal safety.
Mr. Trump might be accompanied by Kristi Noem, the secretary of Homeland Security, who requested him to visit, stated the supply, who spoke on Sunday (June 29, 2025), on situation of anonymity.
The White House didn’t reply to a request for remark.
The numbers in federal immigration detention have risen sharply to 56,000 by June 15, from 39,000 when Mr. Trump took workplace, authorities information present, and his administration has pushed to discover extra space.
