{"id":44154,"date":"2025-06-29T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=44154"},"modified":"2025-06-30T04:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:11:32","slug":"trump-to-attend-opening-of-controversial-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=44154","title":{"rendered":"Trump to attend opening of controversial \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019 detention center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><u>President Trump\u2002<\/u><\/a>is expected to attend the opening of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5368457-florida-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center\/\"><u>\u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d detention center<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in Florida this week, The Hill\u2019s sister network NewsNation reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Trump will be joined by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/kristi-noem\/\"><u>Kristi Noem\u2002<\/u><\/a>at the opening on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation correspondent Libbey Dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Trump administration and Florida leaders have decided to move forward with a plan to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/5366062-trump-administration-expedites-florida-detention-site\/\"><u>build a detention facility<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;on a remote site nestled in the state\u2019s swampy Everglades to hold undocumented migrants awaiting deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The site is expected to open with soft-sided holding units for hundreds of detainees through a partnership whereby the federal government provides the funding, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) oversees its build out and management. Additional holding units will be added through next month, under the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The facility is projected to cost about $450 million a year, which will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) Shelter and Services Program that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/ap\/ap-u-s-news\/ap-fema-migrant-shelter-aid-investigation\/\"><u>was used to house asylum-seekers<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;during the&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The DHS-approved plans will allow the new Florida facility to hold immigrants arrested in the Florida, as well as transfers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/immigration\/5376215-trump-ice-florida-detention\/\">thehill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump\u2002is expected to attend the opening of the&nbsp;\u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d detention center&nbsp;in Florida this week, The Hill\u2019s sister network NewsNation reported. Trump will be joined by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary&nbsp;Kristi Noem\u2002at the opening on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation correspondent Libbey Dean. 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