Ron DeSantis Shows Off ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ For Illegal Migrants on Fox News: If People Escape, There’s ‘Pythons’ Waiting for Them
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis showed off exclusive footage of the construction of his “Alligator Alcatraz” for illegal immigrants on Fox News, Wednesday, and expressed optimism that the new facility would “lead to more deportations” overall.
“Governor, I have to talk about what so many people are talking about, which is this Alligator Alcatraz,” said Fox News host Laura Ingraham during an interview with the governor. “I love the whole concept. It’s this new migrant detention center in the Everglades. As long as the Everglades aren’t touched because I love them too. Now, you gave us some exclusive video of the construction, so how long is it gonna take? How many illegals will actually be housed there?”
DeSantis responded, “Well first, the reason why we’re doing this is ’cause we want to increase deportations, and what ICE has told us is that even though all my sheriffs and police are working constructively to apprehend illegals, they just need more space because when you bring illegals in, they have to process them.”
He continued, “There’s a little bit of a process that goes into that and so this is really a force multiplier where we’ll be able to temporarily detain the illegals so that the federal government can deport them to their home countries. Now, we already have this airport and training facility that’s been there for many, many years. It will have zero impact on Everglades. I’ve done more Everglades restoration than any governor in history.”
The governor concluded, “But what it will do is it’ll be secure, it will not be interfering with Floridians, it will take pressure off our jails in Florida – because we obviously have normal criminals too – and so it’s gonna be a force multiplier for the feds. They’ve asked us to do this and we’re stepping up, and I think it will lead to more deportations. I really do.”
The facility, which began construction on Tuesday, will reportedly hold up to 5,000 people and cost an estimated $450 million a year to operate.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier claimed on Friday that the facility would be “efficient” and “low-cost” because “you don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter.”
“If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,” he explained.
Watch above via Fox News.
