Florida GOP sells ‘Alligator Alcatraz' merchandise ahead of Trump visit
The state party is selling men's and women's T-shirts retailing for $30, as well as baseball hats going for $27 and beverage coolers for $15.
Trump is set to visit the detention facility with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), whom Trump has endorsed for governor next year.
'We're going out to Alligator Alcatraz. It's an East Coast version,' Trump told reporters Tuesday. 'It should be very exciting, very good. We worked very hard on it with Ron and everybody, and I think it's going to be great.'
The site includes soft-sided holding units for hundreds of detainees through a partnership in which the federal government will provide the funding. The Florida Division of Emergency Management has overseen its build-out and management. Additional holding units will be added through next month, under the agreement.
The facility is expected to cost about $450 million per year, which will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Shelter and Services Program that was used to house asylum-seekers during the Biden administration.
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