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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14905939/alligator-alcatraz- democrat-lies-facility-conditions.html

A Florida official overseeing Alligator Alcatraz has exposed Democrats for lying about the detention center to make conditions seem worse than they actually are.

The detention center has been subjected to fierce criticism since it
opened its doors on July 1 and began accepting inmates two days later.

President Donald Trump toured the facility, which is deep in the Florida Everglades and surrounded by alligators, on July 1 alongside Governor Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, boasting: 'It might be
as good as the real Alcatraz.'

Two weeks later, a group of Democrats were granted access to tour the
newly constructed grounds, and lamented the tough conditions migrants
housed there will face.

Florida Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz compared the facility to an internment camp and insisted 'there are really disturbing, vile
conditions,' demanding the 'place be shut the hell down.'

But now, Kevin Guthrie, from the Florida division of Emergency Management,
has rubbished the Democrats' concerns in an interview with Jesse Watters
on Fox.

He said one critic 'had an infrared thermometer that they actually pointed
at a lightbulb and it was 110C.'

Guthrie said he suggested they 'pull that down' to gauge the actual
temperature and suggested it was an attempt to make the facility appear
hotter than it actually is.

Another criticism from the Democrat tour guests that Guthrie drew
attention to was the state of the food.

'That might be one of my favorites,' he said. 'Number one it was a grey
turkey sandwich. She was about 6ft away from the turkey sandwich box in a wrapper, I'm not sure how she could tell it was grey.'

Guthrie said 'individuals who go to a hospital, individuals that get
Michelle Obama's lunches are getting the exact same thing.'

He criticized Wasserman Schultz for 'then turning around and asking if
they want second portions, can they come and get it? It's either grey and
too nasty to eat or it's okay and can I get a second helping.'

During his impassioned speech, Guthrie railed against criticism of the
plumbing and toilet facilities, noting it is 'a standard mock up toilet
system in any secure facility.'

'We meet and exceed the national standard or Florida standard, whatever is
the higher level,' he insisted.

His comments were on the back of Wasserman Schult' criticism, during which
she insisted: 'This place is a stunt, and they're abusing human beings
here.'

According to lawmakers on the tour, more than 30 migrants were packed into cage-style cells with just three combination sink-toilets. Temperatures
hovered in the mid-80s inside medical intake tents.

Detainees have reported worms in the food, overflowing toilets, and 24-
hour lockdowns in cages teeming with mosquitoes.

Trump has vowed the facility will 'house some of the most menacing
migrants, the most vicious people on the planet. We're surrounded by miles
of swamp land and the only way out is deportation.'

He said he’d like to see similar facilities in ‘many states,’ adding
Florida would getting a second one ‘and probably a couple more.’

‘The incredible thing is picking the site because the site was one of the
most natural sites. It might be as good as the real Alcatraz. Well, that's
a spooky one too. That's a tough site. So I really think it could last as
long as they want to have,’ he said.

The president noted that ‘I couldn't care less’ that the facilities were controversial.

Trump looked visibly pleased with the setup during his tour, observing
stacks of bunk beds behind chain-linked fencing inside an air conditioned
tent in a Florida swamp.

The president said any migrant being processed into the facility who
wanted to return to their home country would be allowed to do so.

The controversial detention facility was spearheaded by Florida Republican leaders and garnered its nickname due to its location: it sits about 37
miles from Miami in the middle of a swamp surrounded by snakes and
alligators — and in an area of the state that is prone to hurricanes.

The $450 million-per-year detention facility, which will be able to hold
up to 3,000 undocumented immigrants, was built in just seven days.

It sits next to an 11,000 foot airstrip. DeSantis said the runway there
can be used to quickly fly undocumented immigrants to third countries if deportation is deemed appropriate.

'You literally drive them 2,000 feet, put them on a plane and then they're gone,' DeSantis said.

The center has 1,000 people staffing it and is surrounded by security
cameras. The Florida National Guard will mobilize roughly 100 troops to
help with the facility.

With the migrants housed in tents and trailers, they are surrounded
thousands of alligators, along with non-indigenous predators like pythons
and a family of panthers.

An alligator was spotted swimming near the detention center ahead of
Trump's arrival.

It comes as Trump continues his crackdown on illegal migration, issuing a cutthroat new order which could see migrants deported to a third-country location as little as six hours after being given notice.

Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and
a top Trump administration lieutenant, issued a directive to agency staff
on Wednesday, July 9, outlining the direction of deportations moving
forward.

He said migrants could be deported to a 'third country' with as little as
six hours notice 'in exigent circumstances' – so long as the person had
been given an opportunity to speak with an attorney.

Generally, an illegal immigrant will be given 24 hours notice before they
are sent to a country other than their homeland.

The memo states that migrants could be sent to nations that have pledged
not to persecute or torture them 'without the need for further
procedures.'

The United States has sent hundreds of migrants to Costa Rica, El Salvador
and Panama, while South Sudan recently accepted eight third–country
deportees.

These deportees were from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam.

Rwanda is reportedly in talks to begin accepting third–country deportees,
but human rights advocates have raised concerns over sending migrants to countries where they have no ties or that may have a history of rights violations.

The administration last week urged officials from five African nations – Liberia, Senegal, Guinea–Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon – to accept
deportees.

The Supreme Court in June lifted a lower court's order limiting such deportations without a screening for fear of persecution in the
destination country.

The administration argues the third country deportations will help swiftly remove migrants who should not be in the US, including those with criminal convictions.


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