Trump expected to visit the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility this week
Source: NBC News
June 29, 2025, 6:19 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that Federal Aviation Administration data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening. Two White House officials and a Florida official familiar with the travel confirmed to NBC News that Trump is “likely” to be there.
The facility is on a little-used airstrip in Miami-Dade County that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration seized using emergency powers to build a housing facility for undocumented migrants. DeSantis issued an emergency order focused on immigration in early 2023, and he has since then extended it multiple times. The measure gives him significant authority to take actions such as seizing land. Some local political leaders in Miami-Dade County opposed DeSantis’ taking the land for the Everglades-based detention center.
The facility, which was set up quickly — in roughly one week — by the DeSantis administration, was the brainchild of state Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and one of his top political advisers. Environmental groups sued to block the plan Friday, arguing it could have devastating effects on the Everglades.
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They revel in their cruelty. And these people have been elected as leaders. 
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that has been dispatched by yours truly. 
Of course one of my sisters is down there right now (in the Panama City area) with her hubby's family and wherever she goes no matter when, tropical cyclones follow her! 
This is a map using Google Maps to show where Alligator Alcatraz is in relation to some of its surroundings.
The concentration camp is about 20 miles west of where the Value Jet flight 592 crashed in 1996. See location markers.
Also on the map, running north and south is a 9 mile section about 2-1/2 miles to the east of the camp. This is actually a series of canals that were man-made canals dug by drag mining for rock to build US 41, The Tamiami Trail, that was completed in 1928. We fished those canals a long time ago. At the northern end of those canals there were enough alligators that we joked that if someone was fast enough, he could run across their backs to reach the other side of the pond. There really were that many. Zooming in reveals a zig-zag in the road, locals call the eastern curve the 40 mile bend, and the western one the 50 mile bend.
ValuJet Flight 592 was a tragic aviation disaster that occurred on May 11, 1996, shortly after takeoff from Miami, en route to Atlanta. The flight, carrying 105 passengers and 5 crew members, crashed into the Florida Everglades, resulting in no survivors. The investigation revealed that the fire, likely caused by improperly stored oxygen generators, spread rapidly, leading to the loss of control of the aircraft. This incident highlighted significant deficiencies in both ValuJet's operations and maintenance practices, particularly its subcontractor, SabreTech. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) later criticized the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for not enforcing safety recommendations, which ultimately led to a shift in the FAA's focus from promotion of the industry to prioritizing safety.
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/science/valujet-flight-592-crash-investigation
