Migrants are expected to begin arriving at the new migrant detention center in Florida, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. President Trump toured the facility and held a roundtable on Tuesday to mark the opening.

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Migrants are expected to be transferred soon to a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades, referred to as 'Alligator Alcatraz.' The center, located on an airport site in a region known for its challenging terrain and wildlife, is designed to house up to 5,000 detainees.

President Trump recently visited the facility and described it as a key part of his administration's approach to immigration enforcement and deterrence. The name 'Alligator Alcatraz' is being used intentionally to underscore the facility's remote and secure location, with the surrounding swampland and wildlife serving as natural barriers.

Migrants expected soon at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Well, detainees could arrive at a new immigration center in South Florida as early as today. That's according to the state's governor, Ron DeSantis. Yesterday, President Trump toured the facility, which the administration is calling Alligator Alcatraz. It's built on an airport in the Florida Everglades, an area known for its treacherous terrain and wildlife. Our Weijia Jiang is in Washington with more on this new detention center. Weijia, thanks for joining us. How does this facility fit into the administration's approach to dealing with immigration? Good morning, Michael. Good morning to everybody. Well, this facility really encapsulates everything that President Trump and his administration wants to accomplish with regard to illegal immigration. As we heard him on the campaign trail promise that there would be a historic number of mass deportations after he took office. And this is an example of how he wants to do that with 5,000 beds. And it also, Michael, is meant to serve as a deterrent to keep people away from trying to cross the border in the first place. In fact, you can hear the president's own words about how he's thinking about Alligator Alcatraz. Very soon this facility will house some of the most menacing migrants, some of the most vicious people on the planet. We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland and the only way out is really deportation. And so this is the sort of rhetoric that really the president has always used since he jumped into the political fray now 10 years ago. It's a huge topic for him. It's a campaign promise. And he views this as one example of how he is carrying it out. And Weijia, even the name they're using, Alligator Alcatraz, that's intentional. That's branding. That's the message they're trying to send. It really is, Michael. And the president spoke at length about this yesterday. We heard a little bit there. But he said that this facility is surrounded by cops and bodyguards in the form of alligators. In some instances, he was almost joking about it, saying that there's really no way to escape. But that is the truth, that you would face these very treacherous situations if you tried to leave this facility on your own. And obviously, he's referencing Alcatraz from the West. And that's something that he's also mentioned, trying to revive, which was an infamous prison. And so, the president, you know, really views deportation as a way to not only get rid of the undocumented migrants who are in the country, but once again, to keep them from coming here in the first place. And when you're talking about, you know, such dangerous animals as a deterrent, well, that pretty much speaks for itself. All right. Weijia Jiang in Washington, thank you.

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