From the Washington Examiner: 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.
Noem teased the facilities’ development in remarks to the media from Tampa, Florida, saying that those states, which she declined to name but have Republican governors, are using Alligator Alcatraz as a “model.”
“We’re looking at other locations as well. We’ve had several other states that are actually using Alligator Alcatraz as a model for how they can partner with us as well,” she said.
“We need to double our capacity and detention beds because we need to facilitate getting people out of this country as fast as possible and to sustain our operations,” Noem said.
“Those governors have been fantastic. I will tell you, they are all Republicans. So I would challenge some Democrats to start taking care of your states, partner with us,” she added.
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🚨 BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has just revealed 5 MORE “ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” facilities may be coming soon.
YES, build these nationwide. They are using Florida as a model.
“I’m having ongoing conversations with five other governors about facilities that they may have.”… pic.twitter.com/0K0Jh4ABlq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 12, 2025
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