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News.com.au
3 hours ago
- News.com.au
Trump heads for 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
US President Donald Trump joked about escaped migrants getting eaten by Florida wildlife as he headed Tuesday to the official opening of a detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Critics of Trump's harsh immigration crackdown have called the site in a reptile-filled Everglades swap inhumane, while environmental protesters oppose its construction in a national park. But Trump, who has launched a tough crackdown on undocumented migrants since returning to power, doubled down on the idea as he left the White House. "I guess that's the concept," Trump told reporters when asked if the idea behind the detention center was that people who escaped from it would get eaten by alligators or snakes. "This is not a nice business. Snakes are fast, but alligators... we're going to teach them how to run away from an alligator, okay? "If they escape prison, how to run away. Don't run in a straight line. Run like this. And you know what? Your chances go up about one percent." Florida, the southeastern state governed by conservative Republican Ron DeSantis, announced last week that it was constructing the site at an estimated cost of $450 million. It sits on an abandoned airfield in the heart of a sprawling network of mangrove forests, imposing marshes and "rivers of grass" that form the Everglades conservation area. Both the White House and Florida officials have dubbed it "Alligator Alcatraz" -- a reference to the former island prison in San Francisco that Trump has said he wants to reopen. "There is only one road leading in, and the only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Asked if the scaly-skinned predators were a "design feature," Leavitt replied: "When you have illegal murderers and rapists and heinous criminals in a detention facility surrounded by alligators, yes I do think that's a deterrent for them to try to escape." While Trump administration officials routinely highlight the targeting of violent criminals, many migrants without any charges against them have also been swept up in the crackdown. - 'Alligators and pythons' - The Everglades National Park is particularly known as a major habitat for alligators, with an estimated population of around 200,000. They can reach up to 15 feet in length when fully grown. Attacks by alligators on humans are relatively rare in Florida. Across the entire state there were 453 "unprovoked bite incidents" between 1948 and 2022, 26 of which resulted in human fatalities, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But authorities have played up the risk. "If people get out, there's not much waiting for them, other than alligators and pythons," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said recently as he described the detention camp. He also described the site as a "low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility, because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter." The White House's Leavitt said it would be a 5,000-bed facility, but Florida authorities have said it would house about 1,000 "criminal aliens." Trump's administration is playing up "Alligator Alcatraz" as it drums up support for a huge tax and spending bill that the president is trying to push through Congress this week. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" contains funding for Trump's immigration crackdown including an increase in places in detention centers. The deportation drive is part of a broader campaign of harsh optics on migration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Herald Sun
3 hours ago
- Herald Sun
Trump heads for 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
US President Donald Trump joked about escaped migrants getting eaten by Florida wildlife as he headed Tuesday to the official opening of a detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Critics of Trump's harsh immigration crackdown have called the site in a reptile-filled Everglades swap inhumane, while environmental protesters oppose its construction in a national park. But Trump, who has launched a tough crackdown on undocumented migrants since returning to power, doubled down on the idea as he left the White House. "I guess that's the concept," Trump told reporters when asked if the idea behind the detention center was that people who escaped from it would get eaten by alligators or snakes. "This is not a nice business. Snakes are fast, but alligators... we're going to teach them how to run away from an alligator, okay? "If they escape prison, how to run away. Don't run in a straight line. Run like this. And you know what? Your chances go up about one percent." Florida, the southeastern state governed by conservative Republican Ron DeSantis, announced last week that it was constructing the site at an estimated cost of $450 million. It sits on an abandoned airfield in the heart of a sprawling network of mangrove forests, imposing marshes and "rivers of grass" that form the Everglades conservation area. Both the White House and Florida officials have dubbed it "Alligator Alcatraz" -- a reference to the former island prison in San Francisco that Trump has said he wants to reopen. "There is only one road leading in, and the only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Asked if the scaly-skinned predators were a "design feature," Leavitt replied: "When you have illegal murderers and rapists and heinous criminals in a detention facility surrounded by alligators, yes I do think that's a deterrent for them to try to escape." While Trump administration officials routinely highlight the targeting of violent criminals, many migrants without any charges against them have also been swept up in the crackdown. - 'Alligators and pythons' - The Everglades National Park is particularly known as a major habitat for alligators, with an estimated population of around 200,000. They can reach up to 15 feet in length when fully grown. Attacks by alligators on humans are relatively rare in Florida. Across the entire state there were 453 "unprovoked bite incidents" between 1948 and 2022, 26 of which resulted in human fatalities, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But authorities have played up the risk. "If people get out, there's not much waiting for them, other than alligators and pythons," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said recently as he described the detention camp. He also described the site as a "low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility, because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter." The White House's Leavitt said it would be a 5,000-bed facility, but Florida authorities have said it would house about 1,000 "criminal aliens." Trump's administration is playing up "Alligator Alcatraz" as it drums up support for a huge tax and spending bill that the president is trying to push through Congress this week. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" contains funding for Trump's immigration crackdown including an increase in places in detention centers. The deportation drive is part of a broader campaign of harsh optics on migration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. dk/st Originally published as Trump heads for 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
7NEWS
7 hours ago
- 7NEWS
Netanyahu to visit White House amid push for ceasefire
Israel' s defence minister says an end to the war in Gaza is near as US President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next week. The impending visit on Monday was confirmed by two US administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The trip will be Netanyahu's third visit to the White House since Trump returned to office, and it comes after the US inserted itself into Israel's war against Iran by attacking Iranian nuclear sites. After brokering a ceasefire between the two countries, Trump has signalled that he's turning his attention to bringing a close to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Trump on Friday told reporters that 'we think within the next week we're going to get a ceasefire' in Gaza, but didn't offer any further explanation for his optimism. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Trump and administration officials were in constant communication with Israeli leadership and that bringing about an end to the Gaza conflict is a priority for Trump. 'It's heartbreaking to see the images that have come out from both Israel and Gaza throughout this war, and the president wants to see it end,' Leavitt added. 'He wants to save lives.' Meanwhile, Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has flagged an end to the conflict. 'We are now approaching the conclusion of the operation in Gaza,' Katz said in a statement on Monday. He reiterated Israel's objectives in the conflict, including the release of all hostages and the defeat of Islamist group Hamas. The war was sparked by Hamas and other Palestinian militants launching an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The prospect of peace comes as at least 34 people were killed in Gaza City, staff at the nearby Shifa Hospital told dpa, after eyewitnesses reported that a cafe on the promenade was hit by an Israeli attack. Among the victims were said to be several minors and women, as well as a journalist. Hamas, which controls Gaza, stated instead that the attack targeted a camp for displaced people on the beach, while the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that a rest area on the beach was struck. The Israeli military said it was targeting several members of Hamas, saying measures had been taken beforehand to protect uninvolved civilians, including aerial surveillance of the area. The incident is under investigation. According to medical sources in the strip, at least 100 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Monday. At least 13 Palestinians were killed in firing by Israeli soldiers in the south of the Gaza Strip, near an aid distribution centre, WAFA said. It added that 10 others were killed in Israeli shelling in the area of a warehouse in the south of the city of Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has denied similar reports of fatal incidents at its aid centres in the past. The foundation, which has been criticised by the United Nations and aid agencies operating in the Palestinian Territories, began its work last month following an almost three-month-long Israeli blockade of aid supplies. The US-backed GHF says it has since distributed more than 50 million meals to people in the war-torn coastal strip. The Israel Defense Forces hinted in a statement on Monday that operations around aid centres could have been handled better. 'Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted in the Southern Command and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned,' the statement said. 'The aforementioned incidents are under review by the competent authorities in the IDF.'
