Environmentalists objected to the plan to set up “heavy-duty” tents to house undocumented immigrants in one of the country’s most prized natural areas.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.

The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who said on Monday that the center is part of his aim to “support President Trump and [Homeland Security] Secretary Kristi Noem in their mission to fix our illegal immigration problem once and for all.”