Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Deportation Flights Signal a New Era of Immigration Enforcement

In the sweltering heart of Florida’s Everglades, a new chapter in America’s immigration enforcement has quietly begun. The so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” a remote detention center established under Governor Ron DeSantis’s watch, has started deportation flights transferring detainees back to their home countries. This facility, built in just eight days and surrounded by miles of barbed wire and security cameras, embodies a decisive break from lenient policies that have compromised our borders. Since operations commenced, about 100 detainees have already been flown out by the Department of Homeland Security, with Governor DeSantis signaling that this number will soon rise dramatically. The...