'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention facility opens, with Trump in attendance
NBC News·2025-07-01 22:00
President Trump has returned to the White House after touring a new and controversial migrant detention facility in Florida, which conservatives are embracing as a symbol of the administration's immigration crackdown. The president, alongside Florida Governor Ronda Santis and Homeland Security Secretary Christy Gnome, visited the detention center that's become known as Alligator Alcatraz, and for good reason. The facility is situated on the site of an old airirst strip in the Florida Everglades, and that sp ...