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Alligator Alcatraz boss exposes woke Democrats' false claims about migrant detention center conditions

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14905939/alligator-alcatraz-
democrat-lies-facility-conditions.html

A Florida official overseeing Alligator Alcatraz has exposed Democrats for 
lying about the detention center to make conditions seem worse than they 
actually are.

The detention center has been subjected to fierce criticism since it 
opened its doors on July 1 and began accepting inmates two days later.

President Donald Trump toured the facility, which is deep in the Florida 
Everglades and surrounded by alligators, on July 1 alongside Governor Ron 
DeSantis and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, boasting: 'It might be 
as good as the real Alcatraz.'

Two weeks later, a group of Democrats were granted access to tour the 
newly constructed grounds, and lamented the tough conditions migrants 
housed there will face.

Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz compared the facility to an 
internment camp and insisted 'there are really disturbing, vile 
conditions,' demanding the 'place be shut the hell down.'

But now, Kevin Guthrie, from the Florida division of Emergency Management, 
has rubbished the Democrats' concerns in an interview with Jesse Watters 
on Fox.

He said one critic 'had an infrared thermometer that they actually pointed 
at a lightbulb and it was 110C.'

Guthrie said he suggested they 'pull that down' to gauge the actual 
temperature and suggested it was an attempt to make the facility appear 
hotter than it actually is. 

Another criticism from the Democrat tour guests that Guthrie drew 
attention to was the state of the food.

'That might be one of my favorites,' he said. 'Number one it was a grey 
turkey sandwich. She was about 6ft away from the turkey sandwich box in a 
wrapper, I'm not sure how she could tell it was grey.'

Guthrie said 'individuals who go to a hospital, individuals that get 
Michelle Obama's lunches are getting the exact same thing.'

He criticized Wasserman Schultz for 'then turning around and asking if 
they want second portions, can they come and get it? It's either grey and 
too nasty to eat or it's okay and can I get a second helping.'  

During his impassioned speech, Guthrie railed against criticism of the 
plumbing and toilet facilities, noting it is 'a standard mock up toilet 
system in any secure facility.'

'We meet and exceed the national standard or Florida standard, whatever is 
the higher level,' he insisted. 

His comments were on the back of Wasserman Schult' criticism, during which 
she insisted: 'This place is a stunt, and they're abusing human beings 
here.'

According to lawmakers on the tour, more than 30 migrants were packed into 
cage-style cells with just three combination sink-toilets. Temperatures 
hovered in the mid-80s inside medical intake tents. 

Detainees have reported worms in the food, overflowing toilets, and 24-
hour lockdowns in cages teeming with mosquitoes. 

Trump has vowed the facility will 'house some of the most menacing 
migrants, the most vicious people on the planet. We're surrounded by miles 
of swamp land and the only way out is deportation.'

He said he’d like to see similar facilities in ‘many states,’ adding 
Florida would getting a second one ‘and probably a couple more.’

‘The incredible thing is picking the site because the site was one of the 
most natural sites. It might be as good as the real Alcatraz. Well, that's 
a spooky one too. That's a tough site. So I really think it could last as 
long as they want to have,’ he said.

The president noted that ‘I couldn't care less’ that the facilities were 
controversial.

Trump looked visibly pleased with the setup during his tour, observing 
stacks of bunk beds behind chain-linked fencing inside an air conditioned 
tent in a Florida swamp.

The president said any migrant being processed into the facility who 
wanted to return to their home country would be allowed to do so.

The controversial detention facility was spearheaded by Florida Republican 
leaders and garnered its nickname due to its location: it sits about 37 
miles from Miami in the middle of a swamp surrounded by snakes and 
alligators — and in an area of the state that is prone to hurricanes.

The $450 million-per-year detention facility, which will be able to hold 
up to 3,000 undocumented immigrants, was built in just seven days.

It sits next to an 11,000 foot airstrip. DeSantis said the runway there 
can be used to quickly fly undocumented immigrants to third countries if 
deportation is deemed appropriate.

'You literally drive them 2,000 feet, put them on a plane and then they're 
gone,' DeSantis said.

The center has 1,000 people staffing it and is surrounded by security 
cameras. The Florida National Guard will mobilize roughly 100 troops to 
help with the facility.

With the migrants housed in tents and trailers, they are surrounded 
thousands of alligators, along with non-indigenous predators like pythons 
and a family of panthers.

An alligator was spotted swimming near the detention center ahead of 
Trump's arrival. 

It comes as Trump continues his crackdown on illegal migration, issuing a 
cutthroat new order which could see migrants deported to a third-country 
location as little as six hours after being given notice.

Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and 
a top Trump administration lieutenant, issued a directive to agency staff 
on Wednesday, July 9, outlining the direction of deportations moving 
forward.

He said migrants could be deported to a 'third country' with as little as 
six hours notice 'in exigent circumstances' – so long as the person had 
been given an opportunity to speak with an attorney.

Generally, an illegal immigrant will be given 24 hours notice before they 
are sent to a country other than their homeland. 

The memo states that migrants could be sent to nations that have pledged 
not to persecute or torture them 'without the need for further 
procedures.'

The United States has sent hundreds of migrants to Costa Rica, El Salvador 
and Panama, while South Sudan recently accepted eight third–country 
deportees.

These deportees were from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam. 

Rwanda is reportedly in talks to begin accepting third–country deportees, 
but human rights advocates have raised concerns over sending migrants to 
countries where they have no ties or that may have a history of rights 
violations.

The administration last week urged officials from five African nations – 
Liberia, Senegal, Guinea–Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon – to accept 
deportees. 

The Supreme Court in June lifted a lower court's order limiting such 
deportations without a screening for fear of persecution in the 
destination country.

The administration argues the third country deportations will help swiftly 
remove migrants who should not be in the US, including those with criminal 
convictions.


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