Photos: ‘No Alligator Alcatraz’ protests erupt as Trump visits immigration detention center in Florida

‘No Alligator Alcatraz’ protests take place as Trump arrived at the southernmost tip of Florida to officially open a new immigration detention center.

Updated on Jul 02, 2025 12:24 am IST 11 Photos
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Police officers stand guard as demonstrators protest US President President Donald Trump's visit to a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025.(AFP)

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Demonstrators hold signs as they protest US President President Donald Trump's visit to a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. Trump will attend the opening of the 5,000-bed facility -- located at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades wetlands -- part of his expansion of deportations of undocumented migrants, his spokeswoman said. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP)(AFP)

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A tractor trailer and law enforcement vehicles at an entrance to Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, where a detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" is being constructed, in the Everglades near Ochopee, Florida, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(Bloomberg)

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Demonstrators protest the construction of a detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," in the Everglades near Ochopee, Florida, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The state-run facility is the first of its kind, with Governor Ron DeSantis pushing for a high-profile role in Donald Trump's immigration dragnet, and has raised concerns about detention standards and the ability to meet federal requirements. Photographer: Martina Tuaty/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

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Demonstrators hold signs as they protest US President President Donald Trump's visit to a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. (AFP)

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