A new state-run immigration detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” is set to open Tuesday in the Everglades.

If someone escapes, you know, there’s a lot of alligators. No one’s going anywhere.” That’s Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, justifying the reasoning for the state’s newest and most contentious immigration detention facility,

On Wednesday night, workers replaced the signs in front of the training facility with ones that read "Alligator Alcatraz."