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LAURA INGRAHAM: “Governor, I have to talk about what so many people are talking about, which is this Alligator Alcatraz. I love the whole concept. It’s this new migrant detention center in the Everglades. As long as the Everglades aren’t touched because I love them too. Now, you gave us some exclusive video of the construction, so how long is it gonna take? How many illegals will actually be housed there?”
RON DESANTIS: “Well first, the reason why we’re doing this is ’cause we want to increase deportations, and what ICE has told us is that even though all my sheriffs and police are working constructively to apprehend illegals, they just need more space because when you bring illegals in, they have to process them.
“There’s a little bit of a process that goes into that and so this is really a force multiplier where we’ll be able to temporarily detain the illegals so that the federal government can deport them to their home countries.
“Now, we already have this airport and training facility that’s been there for many, many years. It will have zero impact on Everglades. I’ve done more Everglades restoration than any governor in history.
“But what it will do is it’ll be secure, it will not be interfering with Floridians, it will take pressure off our jails in Florida – because we obviously have normal criminals too – and so it’s gonna be a force multiplier for the feds. They’ve asked us to do this and we’re stepping up, and I think it will lead to more deportations. I really do.”
According to Reuters, Alligator Alcatraz will hold up to 5000 migrants at a time at an initial cost of $450 million, which will be paid by FEMA.