Alligator Alcatraz
FL, Feds Moving Forward With ‘Alligator Alley’ Detention Camp
Michelle Vecerina from FL Voice News
OCHOPEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office informed Miami-Dade County officials that the state will move ahead immediately with plans to use a remote Everglades airfield as a temporary immigration detention center—despite vocal opposition from local leaders, environmental groups, and the Miccosukee Tribe.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management formally notified Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava Tuesday of its intent to begin immediate utilization of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, located in Ochopee, under the governor’s emergency powers.
Executive Director of FDEM Kevin Guthrie stated in a letter to Levine Cava that this immediate use is necessary to meet the Division’s “current operational demands in coping with the emergency” of immigration enforcement—even while negotiations to purchase the property are still underway.
“Time is of the essence. We must act swiftly to ensure readiness and continuity in our statewide operations to assist the federal government with immigration enforcement,” Guthrie wrote.
The decision to convert the unused airstrip into a temporary migrant detention center comes after Miami-Dade County officials reportedly balked at the state’s purchase offer. The facility is part of a broader push by the state to assist the federal government in its intensified immigration enforcement efforts.
~~~~~~~~~~~~“If people get out, there’s not that much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to hide.”
FDEM offered to buy the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport—an existing airstrip—for the detention of individuals subject to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers or final deportation orders. DHS has reportedly approved this plan and indicated eligibility for federal reimbursement.
The site, a 30-square-mile property known as the Miami-Dade/Collier Training Facility, is home to a “virtually abandoned airport” and will soon house a 1,000-bed facility for “criminal illegal immigrants,” according to Uthmeier.
“The governor tasked state leaders to identify places for new temporary detention facilities. I think this is the best one: as I call it, ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’” Uthmeier said.
The place started life as The Everglades Jetport in 1968 and was envisioned as the largest airport in the world. Economic considerations killed the grand idea in 1970 after the 11,000ft runway was constructed. The site was retained by the local government as a general aviation and training airport ever since.
Category: Bravo Zulu, Illegal Immigrants
Gatortraz.
Wasting away in alligatorville.
But will there be cheeseburgers (with bacon) in Paradise…or just pulled pork Sammiches? Taco Tuesdays?
Balonga on white bread.
Green bologna and stale white bread. Dietary special needs? Give them the choice of what to delete from their sandwich. Bread for the carb conscious or bologna for the vegans. A third choice would be take it or leave it.
When I first heard about this, I admit to laughing out loud. Perfect solution. One may survive in the middle of a desert by traveling at night, hiding from the sun during the day, etc. In a gator and snake infested swamp? Not so easy. I love it.
Years ago, my family took a car trip through Florida. Of course, the rental broke down on Alligator Alley. Then, a horrific thunderstorm unleashed what felt like the end of the world to my Midwest born and bred 11-year-old self. Will never forget watching alligators and snakes come up out of the swamp to cross the road.
and Aw1Ed – love the perfect, alliterative title.
Love your comment OAM.. see you later Alligator….
Anyone remember “Nevada Smith”?
1966, Nevada Smith, gee, that rhymes without one of my puns.
Hey, Libs! It’ll go back to a training airfield when we fix the problem you created.
They will house the detainees in tents, portable structures, and MMPS. Naturally, Libs are shitting a solid gold brick and complaining how that’s cruel and usual punishment. Any of you guys/gals that served in OIE, OIF, and in other theaters wanna tell liberal the Karens that those quarters are good enough for our military members, but inhumane for illegal aliens to go fuck themselves? I was only a ship and in a barracks, so I have not experience. I bet some of you did up a year in something similar and somehow managed to survive. The aliens will only be processed through the system, so its not like its going to be a prison.
The Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff Arpaio imprisonment system; tents, fans, barbed wire, pink undies, and baloney sammiches.
Two TV channels; Disney, and weather.
No exercise/lifting/gym equipment.
(am I forgetting anything?)
He said “It’s 120 degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents and they didn’t commit any crimes, so shut your mouths.”
Sheriff Joe “…He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them. He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights. Cut off all but “G” movies.
He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects. Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn’t get sued for discrimination.
He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal court order that required cable TV for jails. So he hooked up the cable TV again but only let in the Disney channel and the weather channel. When asked why the weather channel he replied, so they will know how hot it’s gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs.
He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value. When the inmates complained, he told them…. this is a good one……”This isn’t the Ritz/Carlton. If you don’t like it, don’t come back.”
One more contribution … for all us dog lovers:
Arpaio said, “It costs more to feed our police dogs than our inmates. The dogs never committed a crime, and they’re working for a living,”
I’m sure the Chomos enjoyed the Disney channel
A bunch of tents over the years. Sometimes just under the stars. Sometimes there were no stars because it was raining. I have seen times where a cot was a luxury. A lot of times I have slept in a HMMWV- sitting in the seat and slumped over the middle, between the BFT, Radios and all of the other shit crammed in there. In 2003, for a while, I lived in what was basically a wooden box that we built out of 2x4s and plywood.
If they aren’t happy with the accommodations, they can simply go back to whatever bastion of glory they left to sneak, illegally, into the U.S.
I slept in HMMWV and MTVR turrets, with my ass on a nylon or leather sling and my Kevlar as a pillow. Slept in holes in the ground a few times. Got rained on, and found out that my bivvy sack had a leak once, too.
The Karen’s can Karen somewhere else, with the people they are Karening for.
It’s too hot Drill Sergeant, I’m gonna melt
!!!
Cry me a fucking river…
21 months in the Yukon, 11B, Co A, 4/9 Infantry Rgt at Ft Wainwright, 1974-76.
In the field for winter training, 30-60 below zero, Yukon tents set up, two layers and heated with a nasty little shit called the Yukon Stove. Pull a 600 Lb Akiho sled filled with C-rats frozen solid as a rock and did it on snowshoes !!!
America had been in Vietnam so they had no reason to update their Arctic equipment which was all used in the Korean War and worked about as good as a libturd on a rifle range.
Guard duty or traipsing around Eielson AFB, Blair Lakes wearing VB boots that froze up solid as soon as you stopped walking.
Slept on ice as those fucking air mattresses always leaked…
Froze my feet a few times and learned every stinking thing there is to know about snow and still lived in Wisconsin afterward for 30 years.
I’m now in Texas, my toes are pink, they don’t hurt because it’s cold and I haven’t seen any measurable snow in 4 years !!!
the Pic is On an LZ in the Fall with the Yukon River in the foreground and Alaska Range in the background.
An adventure beyond my wildest dreams.
And like all the rest of you clowns, I would do it again in a minute…
God Bless America !!!
I joined the US Army in 1987. Left active duty and went in the reserves, then back on active duty and left going into the NG in 2013. 37+ years all together, still going.
I say all of that BS to say that no matter how bad I had it, no matter how cold or hungry I was, I always thought about the guys that went through so much with so little, way before me.
My greatest hero was my Grandfather “Grandpa Bud”! A WWII vet. He actually felt bad and sorry for me in Iraq in 2003-05. Wanted to know what HE could send to ME, Because knew “what it was like, and that I needed stuff”. He never believed that I was good and didn’t “Need” anything!
I miss that awesome gentleman! He passed in 2012, while I was on Afghanistan, at 93 years and 11 months.
*in Afghanistan
I’ll take baking in the 120 degree Iraqi summer while sleeping in the MTVR turret over that frozen hell. You can keep it.
And, yeah, I’d do it again.
I lived in tents at both Al Kharj (x1) and Al Udeid (x2).
My only concern is the Atlantic Hurricane season just started and tents are no match for hurricanes. I’m not sure that is a real option.
Then they can sleep in the open like they did on their long trek to our southern border. Oh wait, all pictures of the caravans moving north, showed people clean and well fed. They can handle a little rain and wind I would think.
I watched the Rock last night for the first time in a while. I had forgotten what a crazy ass movie it is.
Hola amigos! Phideaux here likes to be scratched behind his ears.
Gatortanamo Bay
SOCK! POW! ! BITCH SLAP!…