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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: āAlligator Alcatrazā: DHS Approves Controversial Florida Detention Camp for Illegal Immigrants
Description: The Department of Homeland Security has greenlit a bold and controversial new detention center in Floridaānicknamed āAlligator Alcatraz.ā Located deep in the Everglades, this massive facility will use natural wildlife like alligators and pythons as a perimeter, housing up to 5,000 undocumented immigrants.Proposed by Florida AG James Uthmeier and backed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the $450 million-a-year site will be built with tents and trailers, funded in part by FEMA. Critics warn of serious environmental and human rights concernsāis this the future of immigration enforcement in America?