Self-deport or end up in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Noem warns migrants during Trump visit

President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the official opening of an immigration detention camp in Florida s Everglades that is surrounded by alligators dubbed Alligator Alcatraz and commented officers there would prioritize deporting the worst of the worst first The -bed facility is set to become the largest migrant detention center in the U S built as part of the Trump administration s effort to deport the millions who flooded the country under the Biden administration Florida National Guard members will be deputized as immigration judges allowing movers to have hearings within hours Florida Gov Ron DeSantis stated while Homeland Safeguard Secretary Kristi Noem warned illegal asylum seekers to self-deport or else danger ending up at the facility Worst of the worst invariably first and I think it's great authorities what we've done Trump stated on the airport ramp shortly after disembarking Air Force One TRUMP TO VISIT 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' FOR GRAND OPENING OF SWAMPY EVERGLADES DETENTION CENTER FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS Nobody can ever forget what this group of people Biden or whoever it was It possibly wasn t even Biden I don t think he knew what the hell he was doing A small group of people who surrounded the Resolute Desk what they did to this country Trump praised the facility as beautiful so secure with alligators and law enforcement portraying a hardline image After touring the facility Trump mentioned that a few of the the majority menacing immigrants will be held there Various of the majority vicious people on the planet Trump mentioned We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland and the only way out is really deportation DeSantis authorized the construction of the illegal immigrant detention center on a sprawling property in the Everglades' swamplands of Miami Dade County under an crisis order It took eight days to construct will cost million per year to operate and the Sunshine State will be fully reimbursed by the federal regime The property is a former airport that has been outfitted with sturdy tent structures to house the thousands of illegal immigrants The detention center earned its name due to its location in the heart of the Everglades which is home to massive reptiles such as alligators and pythons Officers have revealed the alligators could serve as a deterrent for escape FLORIDA BUILDING 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' WHERE ICE DETAINEES FACE NATURE'S OWN GUARD SYSTEMDeSantis who flanked Trump with Homeland Safeguard Secretary Kristi Noem announced the facility was built using the airport s existing concrete infrastructure with temporary structures providing essential services like the beds medicinal care and food preparation The governor stated the center will be used to fast-track immigration cases We re offering up our National Guard and other folks in Florida to be deputized to be immigration judges De Santis stated We ll have people here in this facility that can make legal decisions Someone has a notice to appear Biden would tell him to come back in three years here you ll be able to appear like a day or two So we want to cut through that so that we have an efficient operation between Florida and DHS to get the removal of these illegals done Noem acknowledged the collaboration between Florida and DHS framing it as a probable model for other states Florida was unique in what they presented to us and I would ask every other governor to do the exact same thing Noem declared This is unique because we can hold individuals here They can have their hearings It s a process She also warned illegal transients to self-deport or else exposure being detained at the high-security facility They don t have to come here if they self-deport and go home they can come back legally Noem commented But if you wait and we bring you to this facility you don t ever get to come back to America You don t get the chance to come back and be an American again Environmentalists and Democrats have come out against the detention center including lining up along Highway which runs through the Everglades to protest its construction Saturday Protesters held signs declaring Another stupid plan to abuse people the Everglades No Alligator Alcatraz or signs demanding ICE is pushed out of Florida photos show Various federal and state agencies such as the Department of Homeland Protection and Florida's Division of Crisis Management were additionally hit with a lawsuit Friday spearheaded by a pair of environmentalist groups that claim the detention facility will disrupt and threaten the Everglades ecosystem the Associated Press announced Fox News Emma Colton contributed to this account