Red States Consider ‘alligator Alcatraz’ Spinoffs As Wh Urges Them To Follow Desantis’ Lead: 'lots Of Bears'

The White House and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are encouraging Republican states crossed nan federation to travel Florida's lead and instal their ain versions of "Alligator Alcatraz" – a distant detention installation for forbidden immigrants located successful nan bosom of nan Everglades. 

Some reddish states are already warming up to nan thought aliases already person caller detention accommodation successful nan works. 

"We don't person alligators, but we person tons of bears. I americium not alert of immoderate plans for an Alaska type of Alligator Alcatraz," representatives for Alaska's authorities government told Fox News' Laura Ingraham Tuesday. 

"Dear DHS: We’ve sewage a swamp and a dream. Let’s talk. South Carolina's gators are ready. And they’re not large connected paperwork. If I was Governor, we'd beryllium bringing Alligator Alcatraz to South Carolina," South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace posted to X connected Tuesday, erstwhile Trump traveled to Florida to circuit "Alligator Alcatraz." 

TRUMP SAYS ONLY WAY OUT OF ‘ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ’ IS DEPORTATION

The White House and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are encouraging Republican states crossed nan federation to travel Florida's lead and instal their ain versions of "Alligator Alcatraz." (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan offices of 26 Republican governors inquiring if they are considering rolling retired their ain versions of "Alligator Alcatraz," pinch a handful, stretching from Idaho to South Carolina, responding pinch what they person successful nan works. 

Garrison Douglas, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's spokesman, told Fox News Digital that nan Peach State "has helped lead nan measurement successful tackling forbidden immigration" and precocious announced plans to build nan "largest detention installation successful nan nation."

"From maintaining nan longest continuous National Guard beingness astatine nan U.S. confederate separator of immoderate authorities to banning sanctuary cities and directing nan Georgia Department of Public Safety to heighten its business pinch ICE, nether Governor Kemp’s leadership, Georgia has helped lead nan measurement successful tackling forbidden immigration," Douglas told Fox News Digital Wednesday.  

"Furthermore, 1 of our backstage assemblage partners precocious announced an statement pinch ICE to person a Georgia installation into nan largest detention installation successful nan federation – a move that is supported by nan politician and will only bolster nationalist efforts to detain criminal forbidden immigrants and process them for deportation," he added. 

The communications head for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sam Dubke, told Fox Digital that Arkansas is building a "a caller 3,000-bed situation successful nan state."

President Trump joined a roundtable gathering connected July 1 astatine "Alligator Alcatraz." (Getty Images )

"Governor Sanders is moving hand-in-hand pinch nan Trump Administration to deport violent, criminal forbidden immigrants, which is why she signed nan Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act earlier this twelvemonth to put reliable caller penalties connected forbidden immigrants who perpetrate further crimes while successful Arkansas and facilitate greater collaboration betwixt Arkansas rule enforcement and national migration officials, and is successful nan process of building a caller 3,000-bed situation successful nan state," Dubke said erstwhile asked astir a imaginable Arkansas type of "Alligator Alcatraz."

Brandon Charochak, spokesperson for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, told Fox Digital Wednesday that nan politician serves arsenic "President Trump’s president of nan Homeland Security Advisory Council," and had conscionable "presided complete nan council’s first gathering this greeting successful Washington."

 "South Carolina’s rule enforcement and National Guard proceed to collaborate and participate pinch national officials connected forbidden migration enforcement and deportation," Charochak continued. "Gov. McMaster has directed authorities officials to proceed exploring really nan Palmetto State’s unsocial assets and resources tin beryllium utilized to supply further and enhanced support successful nan weeks and months to come." 

In Idaho, Gov. Brad Little is "planning to rotation retired caller specifications connected Idaho’s efforts to support President Trump’s agenda," according to his office. 

President Trump traveled to nan Florida Everglades to circuit nan "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility. (Getty)

"Gov. Little afloat supports President Trump’s efforts to deport vulnerable forbidden alien criminals," Little's property secretary, Joan Varsek, told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "Gov. Little is proud that Idaho is starring nan efforts done our caller action to participate into a 287(g) statement pinch ICE and nan Idaho State Police to assistance pinch transporting these individuals to ICE detention accommodation successful our authorities while they await deportation. Secretary Noem precocious applauded Idaho’s actions successful supporting nan Trump administration." 

SELF-DEPORT OR END UP IN 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ,' NOEM WARNS MIGRANTS DURING TRUMP VISIT

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's property secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, touted successful a remark provided to Fox Digital that nan authorities has already offered up "4,000 beds for detention."

"Gov. Abbott is grateful to yet person a partner successful nan White House moving pinch Texas to unafraid our separator and extremity forbidden immigration. In January, Gov. Abbott directed the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and nan Texas Facilities Commission to place onshore and accommodation for nan national authorities to usage arsenic detention space, and successful February Gov. Abbott offered the Trump management 4,000 beds for detention," Mahaleris said. "Texas will proceed to assistance nan Trump management successful arresting, detaining and deporting forbidden immigrants."

White House lawman main of unit Stephen Miller joined Fox News' Laura Ingraham Tuesday evening pursuing his travel to Florida pinch Trump earlier that time and called connected each Republican governors to travel DeSantis' lead and erect their ain "Alligator Alcatraz."

TRUMP TO VISIT 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' FOR GRAND OPENING OF SWAMPY EVERGLADES DETENTION CENTER FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

"We want to spell to each Republican authorities – now, of course, successful a sane country, Democrats would do it, too, but they emotion nan illegals and they dislike nan Americans," Miller said. "We want each politician of a reddish state, and if you are watching tonight: prime up nan phone, telephone DHS, activity pinch america to build accommodation successful your authorities truthful we tin get nan illegals retired and we tin get nan criminals out."  

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson added successful a remark to Fox Digital Wednesday that "our federation would beryllium well-served by much facilities" for illustration "Alligator Alcatraz."

"Alligator Alcatraz is simply a state-of-the-art installation that will play a captious domiciled successful fulfilling nan President’s committedness to get nan worst criminal forbidden aliens retired of America arsenic accelerated arsenic possible," Jackson said. "President Trump is grateful to partner pinch Secretary Noem and Ron DeSantis connected this important task and our federation would beryllium well-served by much accommodation for illustration this one." 

President Donald Trump, Secretary Kristi Noem and Gov. Ron DeSantis circuit "Alligator Alcatraz." (Getty Images )

Trump took a travel down to nan Everglades Tuesday morning, wherever he met pinch DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and different national and authorities leaders to circuit nan caller migrant detention facility. The spot is located astatine a erstwhile airdrome that has been outfitted pinch sturdy shelter structures to location 5,000 forbidden immigrants amid nan Trump administration's deportation blitz. 

The detention halfway earned its sanction owed to its location successful nan bosom of nan Everglades, which is location to monolithic reptiles specified arsenic alligators and pythons. 

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TRY BLOCKING TRUMP'S 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' WITH LAST-MINUTE LAWSUIT

"It's known arsenic ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ which is very due because I looked outside, and that's not a spot I want to spell hiking anytime soon," Trump said Tuesday during his tour. "But very soon this installation will person immoderate of nan astir menacing migrants, immoderate of nan astir vicious group connected nan planet." 

"We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland, and nan only measurement retired is really deportation," nan president added. "And a batch of these group are self-deporting backmost to their state wherever they came from."

DeSantis authorized nan building of nan forbidden migrant detention halfway connected a 30-square-mile spot successful nan Everglades' swamplands of Miami–Dade County nether an emergency bid successful June. 

FLORIDA BUILDING 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' WHERE ICE DETAINEES FACE NATURE'S OWN SECURITY SYSTEM

DeSantis besides called connected chap Republican governors to travel his lead and build their ain versions of Alligator Alcatraz successful an question and reply pinch Fox News' Sean Hannity Tuesday evening. 

President Donald Trump is greeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis arsenic he arrives astatine "Alligator Alcatraz," July 1, 2025. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press )

 CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

"All nan reddish states, astatine a minimum, request to measurement up and do this," DeSantis said. "If each reddish states are doing what Florida is doing, moreover if it’s astatine a smaller scale, because they whitethorn beryllium smaller, you’re going to spot monolithic numbers for nan deportations, and Biden fto successful really galore millions of people, we request these types of solutions if we want to get nan occupation done."