Trump tours Florida’s controversial new migrant detention center

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Trump tours Florida's controversial new migrant detention center

Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republican former rivals appeared side by side on Tuesday for the opening of a new migrant detention center in the Everglades. Trump and DeSantis toured the compound — nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” — built on a remote airstrip surrounded by swamp and predators. In the latest display of his support for a signature Trump priority, DeSantis used emergency powers to seize the land and fast-track construction with encouragement from the Trump administration.

CNN correspondent Priscilla Alvarez reports on the president’s visit, and CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Chad Wolf, ex-acting Homeland Security secretary in the first Trump administration. #CNN #News

Date: July 1, 2025