The Pentagon on Wednesday announced that 70 Florida National Guard troops are patrolling the remote detention center in the Everglades for illegal immigrants, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” The Hill reports.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told reporters that the active-duty members are “conducting base camp security” at the migrant detention center.
The activation of the guard comes on the heels of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, calling for troops to be sent to the facility.
President Donald Trump, who toured the detention center this week, said it was “surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland and the only way out is really deportation.”
Officials say the center could hold up to 5,000 people and would cost an estimated $450 million annually.
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