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

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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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Demonstrators protest the construction of a detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," in the Everglades near Ochopee, Florida, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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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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"This is what you need,” Trump said amidst the protest. “A lot of bodyguards and a lot of cops in the form of alligators.” (Bloomberg)

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Trump then joked about the dangers: “I wouldn’t want to run through the Everglades for long.” (AFP)

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Constructed on the location of the former Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, the facility is intended to assist in meeting the demand for additional beds and space in order to implement Trump's mass deportation plan.  (Bloomberg)

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Betty Osceola of the Miccosukee Panther Clan uses a bullhorn as pro-immigrant protesters, environmental groups, Everglades advocates, members of the Miccosukee Native American community and residents gather outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport as they rally against the state's forthcoming 'Alligator Alcatraz' ICE detention center in Ochopee, Florida (REUTERS)