What is the annual cost of Alligator Alcatraz to taxpayers?

Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” Raises Eyebrows — and Taxpayer Costs
President Donald Trump’s latest immigration initiative—Alligator Alcatraz—is making waves deep in Florida’s Everglades. Billed as a “cost-effective” alternative to traditional detention centers, the controversial facility is projected to cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering $450 million per year.

A Swamp Fortress with Bite
Built on an abandoned airstrip at the Dade-Collier Training and Transport Airport, the detention center is surrounded by d**dly wildlife—pythons, alligators, and clouds of mosquitoes. Trump calls the facility “secure and beautiful,” boasting that “bodyguards” come in the form of alligators.

The center opened July 1 and currently houses up to 3,000 detainees, with plans to increase capacity to 5,000. Rows of bunk beds enclosed by chain-link fencing fill the camp, which critics describe as a “prison camp” designed to double migrant detention capacity from 41,000 to 100,000.

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