Only one third of detainees at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime, despite the president’s claims it will hold “some of the most vicious people on the planet”

The effort by Trump, DeSantis, and Noem to turn part of the Everglades into a prison for migrants desecrates the famed Florida ecosystem.

Records reviewed by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times show that just one in every three detainees at the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have a criminal conviction in the United States.

Border czar Tom Homan and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday brushed off humanitarian concerns about a new immigration detention center in Florida, opting instead to criticize conditions under the Biden administration.

Donald Trump‘s latest project, his new detention facility in the Florida Everglades, is nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The location is situated in the Everglades, a wetland area in Florida known for its mangrove forests and unique animal species.

“There’s, you know, about 200 square feet per person in that particular pod in that secure facility. Whereas if you’re a hurricane victim and you go to a shelter, you only get 20 square feet. So you get about 10 times the amount of space,” Director Kevin Guthrie said on Fox News.

"No, we’re not calling it Alligator Alcatraz. It’s a Florida concentration camp," one prominent copy editor said.

Kristi Noem clashes with NBC's Kristen Welker over alleged inhumane conditions at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz while criticizing Democrats for ignoring similar issues.