Ahead of the launch of a new high-security immigration detention facility in Florida, federal officials are showcasing recent arrests of illegal aliens convicted of heinous crimes including murder, child rape, kidnapping, and terrorism-related offenses. The facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” will serve as a hub for housing some of the most dangerous individuals caught by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are scheduled to visit the site this week. According to ICE, the new facility will provide urgently needed space to detain criminal aliens awaiting deportation, a critical step in the administration’s renewed push for law and order.
“Alligator Alcatraz, and other facilities like it, will give us the capability to lock up some of the worst scumbags who entered our country under the previous administration,” Noem stated. She credited Florida’s partnership in enabling the rapid expansion of detention capabilities.
ICE agents have arrested dozens of illegal aliens across Florida in recent weeks. Among them are five men convicted of murder: Santo Villaba-Reyes (Venezuela), Alberto Godinez-Lopez (Guatemala), Mauro Gomes-Barbosa (Brazil), Maher Elbrahimizada (Iran), and Roberto Mosquera-Del Peral (Cuba). Elbrahimizada was also convicted of arson, and Mosquera-Del Peral—linked to the Latin Kings gang—was convicted of multiple violent crimes, including assaulting a police officer.
Other high-profile arrests include Johnny Dieudonne of Haiti, convicted of kidnapping and false imprisonment, and Noel Acosta-Moya of Venezuela, convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a child under 13. Three more—Jan Veslino (Philippines), Paul Urquiza-Orosco (Peru), and Adolfo Santoscoy-Rodriguez (Mexico)—were convicted of child sex crimes.
Last week, ICE apprehended Mauricio Lopez-Cardona of Colombia. He was convicted of murder related to narcotics trafficking, conspiracy to import cocaine, obstruction of justice, and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
The administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Florida underscores its commitment to removing criminal aliens and preventing future crimes against American citizens. Officials view “Alligator Alcatraz” as a model for expanding secure detention nationwide.
