Florida Republicans Launch Alligator Alcatraz Merch

The Miami New Times reports:

If there’s one thing the Florida GOP never misses, it’s a chance to turn outrage into merch (just ask fans of their “Gulf of America” and “Florida Space Coast” gear). Now, the party is capitalizing on its latest controversy: a plan to build a sprawling immigration detention facility in the middle of the Florida Everglades. As construction gets underway, the Florida GOP is already hawking branded “Alligator Alcatraz” merch. Yes, really.

The party’s online store now features $30 t-shirts stamped with the name and what appears to be an AI-generated image of a swampy prison scene, complete with an alligator and oversized snake. A matching black trucker hat goes for $27, and a set of koozies runs $15. In a Florida GOP email advertising the merch, the party boasts “Alligator Alcatraz” as a “gator-guarded, python-patrolled prison for illegal aliens who thought they could game the system.”

Read the full article. The cruelty is the point and the source of their endless glee.

Feds approve Alligator Alcatraz: Florida’s gator-guarded prison for illegal aliens. Surrounded by swamps & pythons, it’s a one-way ticket to regret. Grab our merch to support tough-on-crime borders! Limited supply—get yours before the gators do!https://t.co/oJAK7EuowA

— Florida GOP (@FloridaGOP) June 27, 2025

This is a complete new low.

How can you support profiting off the potential cruel and violent deaths of asylum seekers and people fleeing communist countries for a better way of life? @RepCarlos @RepLuna @MaElviraSalazar @MarioDB https://t.co/U8aZdNDZcx

— Florida Democrats (@FlaDems) June 27, 2025