The Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center is up and running
. It needs to be shut down. But as
Democrats criticize the facility, the Trump administration is touting
it as a major success. Alligator Alcatraz is being
run by the state of Florida and funded with federal
dollars, and Secretary Christy Noam says it could be
a model for new immigration detention centers, sharing,
she's talking to five governors about opening up similar facilities
in their states. I will tell you. They
are all Republicans, so I would challenge some Democrats
to start taking care of your states, partner with
us in a way to make your community safer.
Secretary Noam wouldn't share which state she's talking to,
but she does say new facilities would be very helpful
as the Trump administration works to ramp up deportation efforts
. Announcements will be coming soon, as you all
know, we need to double our capacity in detention
beds. Because we need to facilitate getting people out
of this country as fast as possible, but Alligator
Alcatraz is hugely controversial. Democratic lawmakers took a tour
of the facility over the weekend, and Florida Congressman
Maxwell Frost says they were horrified by what they saw
. It's all a cruel stunt cruelty isn't just the
point, it's the strategy. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
described. Unsafe and unsanitary conditions, including unbearable heat
and bug infestations. There are really disturbing vile conditions
, and they're abusing human beings here. But Secretary
Nome disputed that, saying the facility is held to
high federal standards. Any issues that were there have
been addressed. In Washington, I'm Hannah B Grant --> .