President Trump has unveiled one of his most unorthodox immigration enforcement strategies yet—and it’s already triggering outrage across the political spectrum. The plan? Construct a detention facility for violent illegal aliens deep in the Florida Everglades, at a site infamously known as “Alligator Alley.” The nickname being floated by state officials: “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the project in a promotional video, touting it as a low-cost, high-security solution for housing high-risk migrants. The proposed facility is set to hold up to 5,000 criminal illegal immigrants on a sprawling 30-square-mile property at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport—a remote, underused airfield surrounded by swampland teeming with natural predators.

“There’s not that much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,” Uthmeier said bluntly, emphasizing the difficulty of escape. “Nowhere to go. Nowhere to hide.”

The idea may sound outlandish, but supporters say the math—and the logic—make sense. BlazeTV’s Sara Gonzales noted that even with a price tag of $450 million a year, it would still be far more cost-effective than the left’s preferred alternatives. She pointed to the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, which has been repurposed to house migrants at an estimated cost of $575,000 a night. “That’s just insanity,” Gonzales said.

Her guest, comedian Derek Richards, added that crime inside such urban shelters has become rampant, including reports of drug use and sexual assault. “They were talking about people being raped in the stairwells,” he said.

Critics of Trump’s Everglades plan argue it’s inhumane. But supporters counter that the detainees targeted for “Alligator Alcatraz” are not innocent border crossers—they’re hardened criminals. Gang members, human traffickers, and violent offenders are precisely the types of individuals the facility is being built to house.

And Trump allies say the Democrats only object because the plan is working. Violent illegal aliens, once released into American cities under previous administrations, are now facing a far less hospitable fate under Trump’s revived enforcement regime.

“This is about deterrence and justice,” said BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden. “If they complain about the $450 million, well, we could’ve sent them to El Salvador. You didn’t want that either, did you? So take your pick: El Salvador or alligator heaven.”

The location of the facility—isolated, swampy, and nearly impossible to escape—may be one of its most powerful deterrents. Unlike previous attempts to relocate or deport dangerous illegals, this plan offers a uniquely American solution: use nature itself as the first line of defense.

As the Biden administration reels from past failures on border enforcement and the Trump administration continues to notch historic lows in illegal crossings, this new initiative signals a broader, bolder direction. Trump is not just promising to secure the border—he’s actively turning America’s wild terrain into part of the solution.

And if the outrage from the left is any indicator, it’s working exactly as intended.