DHS Launches Deportation Flights From ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Governor Announces
Florida Republican Governor Ron Desantis said on Friday that expulsion thefts had officially started at the state’s immigration establishment known as “Alligator Alcatraz”.
Speaking at a press conference from the distant site, Desantis said that the Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) had started to use the installation to treat and remove illegal immigrants.(Related: the tourist guide “Alligator Alcatraz” describes the “taxante” experience that he had shown installations to democratic politicians)
“Within a period, create an installation that could support entry, treatment and ultimately expel these illegal foreigners,” he said.
Governor Desantis talks about the Alligator Alcatraz https://t.co/ajeivthh7o
– Ron Desantis (@govrondesantis) July 25, 2025
Desantis has urged other states to reproduce the Florida model and highlighted the role of installation in the acceleration of deportations – not just the detention of migrants.
“It was never intended to be something where people had just been held and that we somehow turned our thumbs,” said the governor. “The whole goal is to make this place which can facilitate an increased frequency and a number of deportations of illegal foreigners and that is the objective.”
He described the location of the installation of “reasonable spot”, pointing to his private track.
“You don’t have to drive them for an hour at the airport, you just have to go a few thousand feet and they can be on a plane and go out by,” said Desantis.
Alligator Alcatraz is open to business. 🐊✈️
Expulsion flights started today. If you are here illegally, it’s now your chance to go and come back in the right direction.
We will buy your ticket. Self-repair today @Cbp pic.twitter.com/lvducxdv4r
– Nancy Mace (@nancymace) July 25, 2025
“I am happy to announce that these flights outside the Alligator Alcatraz by DHS began,” he continued. “The rate increases. We have already had a number of flights in recent days. ”
DESANTIS added that hundreds of prisoners of illegal immigrants have already been expelled on the flights coordinated by the federal government. (Related: “Single window shop”: Ron Desantis shows new friendly installations for illegals)
“This improves the mission of increasing the number and frequency of deportations.”
The governor also noted in a position on X that the installation includes a track, allowing the direct abolition of illegal foreigners by plane.
We got up Alligator Alcatraz in just eight days as a centralized installation for the staging of the deportation. The installation has a track of two miles which allows federal military aircraft to transport illegal foreigners outside the country, on site. These expulsion flights operated by DHS … pic.twitter.com/o6xpaej753
– Ron Desantis (@govrondesantis) July 25, 2025
Larry Keefe, executive director of the Board of Immigration Enforcement by Florida, published a warning at the Alligator Alcatraz press conference alongside Desantis to those of the country illegally, declaring that the state would see an “increase” of immigration arrests.
He explained that federal immigration agents had arrested through the state and that 1,800 soldiers from the Florida State have already been deputies. (Related: Nancy Pelosi tells the journalist unpretentious that he would be a “good candidate” for Alcatraz prison)
Keefe also noted that local police have almost doubled its ability to hold individuals suspected of having violated federal immigration laws.
In addition, he said that the Trump administration recently authorized “skills securities” for 1,200 additional sheriff assistants and 650 state agents to further support the role of the state in the aid of the federal government’s expulsion efforts.
