Trump’s “crocodile alcatraz” fell in half before shutdown

According to Border Tsar Tom Homan, the number of people at Donald Trump’s controversial immigration detention center, “Alligator Alcatraz”, dropped half after a judge ordered the close of most of the facility.

The center could be empty in the “day” by US media, citing internal emails between Florida officials.

Located deep in the Florida Everglades – the facility opened in July to support the Trump administration’s massive deportation.

It quickly posed multiple legal challenges to so-called harsh conditions and environmental damage, causing enormous damage to the ecosystems of the Everglades of the Isco World Heritage Site.

last week, Federal judge issued preliminary injunction The expansion of the facility was stopped and the operation was ordered to be lost, and all detainees were relocated within 60 days.

In response to a question by the BBC at the White House on Thursday, Homan confirmed that the number of detainees has dropped by half since the ruling.

He did not specify the remaining number, but the complex was originally intended to accommodate 3,000 people.

“I don’t agree with the judge who made the decision,” Homan said. “I walked there. I walked into the detention area. I saw a clean, well-maintained facility.”

He also defended the detention center’s medical facilities, calling it “better than many U.S. citizens” and said that it included a landing pad where the helicopter took the detainee to a nearby trauma center. Homan also dismissed any environmental issues with waste management.

Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida Emergency Management, estimated last week that the crocodile and wolf demon “could fall to a few people in a few days”, according to email exchanges seen by media outlets, including the Associated Press and the New York Times.

Although the judge’s decision marked the driving force for the Trump administration’s deportation, other temporary facilities have also been established in several Republican-led states. This includes a second facility in Florida called the “Deportation Warehouse” and another homeland security official in Indiana named the “Racing Driver.”

Homan said while the “crocodile” is a “great transition facility”, he did not see it as a long-term solution.

“I do think ice [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Need more entities [facilities],” he told reporters. “We now have the funds to build infrastructure … permanent facilities. ”

Homan said “No”, whether the entire project wasted resources under pressure from reporters, otherwise.

The huge budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4 has provided $45 billion (£33.3 billion) for the expanded detention centre, which some analysts say could fund up to 116,000 new beds.

The bill also allocates an additional $170 billion in funding for immigration enforcement and border security, including $7.5 billion in ICE funds for law enforcement and deportation within the United States.