— Ted (@the_rafterman) July 2, 2025
This is going to result in mold growing
Mold sickness for all those National Guard if they don’t care about the detainees
And a Cat 2 is now not the norm in these storms we had as of last year
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— CathyNotToday2 🌿 (@Cathy2NotToday) July 2, 2025
The rainstorm dropped only about 1.5 inches of water, but it was enough to shake the roof and briefly drown out Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s remarks to reporters. According to the Miami Herald, the storm lasted just 45 minutes but overwhelmed the newly built detention site.
The mishap came just hours after Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida’s emergency management agency, reassured Trump and other visitors that the site was ready for hurricane season.
Now, that claim is under serious doubt.
“Alligator Alcatraz” is located 44 miles south of Naples along U.S. Route 41, deep in swampland. It was built in just eight days using tents, trailers, and portable buildings to support Trump’s mass deportation efforts. Florida taxpayers are footing the bill, which is expected to reach $450 million a year, though federal agencies like FEMA are expected to reimburse the costs.
The compound is meant to house up to 3,000 migrants and will be staffed by 1,000 employees and monitored by more than 200 security cameras. Detainees will sleep in rows of bunk beds inside chain-link fenced zones, and officials say they’ll have access to medical care, religious support, and a recreational yard.
Critics say the center looks and feels like a military prison. Protesters have slammed it as cruel, rushed, and dangerous—especially after the flood.
But Trump praised the site during the visit. “We’re surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland, and the only way out is, really, deportation,” he said. “This is an amazing thing that they’ve done here.”
Supporters have celebrated the center as an “innovative” and “cost-effective” way to expand detention capacity without building permanent structures. But the flooding may now raise questions about the center’s readiness for more serious weather—and the real costs of hasty construction.
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