{"id":239209,"date":"2025-07-05T04:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239209\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T04:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:39:15","slug":"jailing-illegal-migrants-in-bear-alcatraz-is-trump-aides-new-idea-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239209\/","title":{"rendered":"Jailing illegal migrants in \u2018Bear Alcatraz\u2019 is Trump aide’s new idea | US | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illegal migrants<\/a> in the US could soon find themselves facing the wilds of America<\/a>\u2014possibly even grizzly bears\u2014if one of Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s top aides gets his wish.<\/p>\n

Stephen Miller, White House<\/a> Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, has urged Republican-led states to follow Florida\u2019s lead and build controversial detention centres for illegal immigrants, similar to the Sunshine State\u2019s newly unveiled \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d reports MailOnline.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery governor of a red state, if you are watching tonight: Pick up the phone, call [Department of Homeland Security], work with us to build facilities in your state so we can get the illegals and criminals out,\u201d Miller said during an appearance on Fox News\u2019 The Ingraham Angle.<\/p>\n

The State of Alaska quickly weighed in on the idea. A spokesperson told the programme: \u201cWe don\u2019t have alligators, but we have lots of bears.\u201d The state is home to roughly 100,000 black bears, 30,000 brown bears and up to 7,000 polar bears. However, the same spokesperson noted there were \u201cno plans\u201d currently for a northern version of the controversial Florida facility.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump<\/a>, meanwhile, said he hoped to see more of these remote centres rolled out across the country. \u201cFlorida will be getting a second one, and probably a couple more,\u201d he said. \u201cAt some point they might morph into a system where you’re going to keep it for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Praising the facility\u2019s eerie and isolated location, he added: \u201cIt might be as good as the real Alcatraz\u2026 that\u2019s a spooky one too. That\u2019s a tough site. I really think it could last as long as they want.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former president brushed off criticisms of the plan, saying: \u201cI couldn\u2019t care less\u201d that it was controversial.<\/p>\n

Trump toured the Florida site this week, which has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and activists. The facility features metal cages with prison-style beds, lacking visible toilets, sinks or eating areas. According to Trump, migrants who voluntarily choose to return home will be allowed to do so.<\/p>\n

He also revealed plans to potentially exempt farm and construction workers from deportation. \u201cThey can be here legally. They can pay taxes and everything else. They aren’t getting citizenship but they get other things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trump confirmed he had given Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the green light to allow National Guard members to serve as judges, with power to decide who should be deported. \u201cYes, he has my approval. That was not too hard to get,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taking a swipe at his predecessor, Trump quipped: \u201cBiden wanted me in here,\u201d gesturing at the stark facility. \u201cIt didn\u2019t work out that way. He wanted me in here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite their previous rivalry during the Republican primaries, Trump now claims he and DeSantis enjoy a strong working relationship. \u201cIt\u2019s a ten, 9.9. A couple little wounds. I think we have a 10. We get along great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

DeSantis echoed the sentiment: \u201cYou can call him at any time and he wants to be helpful for governors. I can tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The so-called \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d has already sparked backlash. Situated in a swamp 37 miles from Miami, the site is surrounded by alligators, snakes and is vulnerable to hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Democrats have condemned it as inhumane, while environmental groups have filed lawsuits in a bid to halt its operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a theatricalization of cruelty,\u201d said Maria Asuncion Bilbao, from the American Friends Service Committee. Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Maxwell Frost branded it a \u201cmakeshift prison camp\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Illegal migrants in the US could soon find themselves facing the wilds of America\u2014possibly even grizzly bears\u2014if one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[6305,93039,5804,93040,33527,67283,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-239209","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-alaska","9":"tag-alligator-alcatraz","10":"tag-migrant-crisis","11":"tag-republican-led-states-detention-centers","12":"tag-stephen-miller","13":"tag-trump-immigration-policy","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114798786375161859","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}