US begins deportation flights from Alligator Alcatraz
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Two brothers from Mexico were arrested during a traffic stop and are now being held at the Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions. President Donald Trump, federal officials and Florida Republicans touted the remote Everglades immigration detention centers — dubbed Alligator Alcatraz — as a place to detain people deemed the "worst of the worst.
The creation of President Donald Trump's new migrant detention facility in Florida -- dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" -- has prompted social media users across the world to share an image of a site surrounded by a moat with creatures swimming in it.
Citing conditions and legal issues at Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” facility in the Everglades, a Mexican diplomat issued a stark warning to anyone from his country thinking of traveling to Florida.