Five more large-scale detention facilities like ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ coming soon, Noem says

Published July 12, 2025 7:29pm ET



Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Saturday that she is in talks with five more Republican governors to develop new large-scale immigrant detention facilities in their respective states.

The announcement follows shortly after the opening of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new immigrant detention facility located in the Everglades that is jointly run by state officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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