Summary
Florida is converting an airfield in the Everglades into a migrant detention center, called "Alligator Alcatraz." The site is near Miami and was once meant to be a major airport. The plan has raised environmental and community concerns.
Key Facts
- Florida is building a migrant detention center at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
- The site is called "Alligator Alcatraz" because it is surrounded by Everglades wildlife.
- The detention center will initially have 5,000 beds, half of its total capacity.
- The location was initially planned to be a large airport but was stopped in the 1970s due to environmental concerns.
- The project is expected to start in the first week of July.
- Environmental groups and community members oppose the plan, worried about its impact on nature and local residents.
- Miami-Dade's mayor has asked for more information about potential environmental effects.
- The federal government approved the proposal, which Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced.
