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Created: 2025-07-14 14:54:32 UTC

NOW: ICE Director fires back at Democrat critics of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — “These officials need to realize this isn’t a resort.”

As Democrat lawmakers rail against ICE’s new alien detention center in Florida, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons isn’t backing down.

“I will say, as I've said before, ICE does hold ourselves to higher standards, especially when it comes to immigration detention standards.”

“Right before we got on I was on a phone call with Secretary Noem and I was assuring her that we spoke to officials on the ground in Florida just this morning, about an hour ago, that everything is in the condition that we want.”

“I've been down there myself and I personally went down there twice to tour it while they were building it.”

Then he delivered the reminder critics didn’t want to hear:

“I think one thing that a lot of these officials need to realize this isn't a resort in Florida.”

“People aren't coming to that location for a long-term stay. They are there to just be housed so they can be removed from the country quickly.”

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