Trump administration officials want "Alligator Alcatraz" to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.

Editor's note: The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, dubbed " Alligator Alcatraz ," is part of a storied history involving Palm Beach County at one point.

The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.

Hundreds of detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, do not have criminal records or charges pending against them in the U.S. -- despite President Donald Trump claiming the facility would hold “ the most vicious people on the planet .”

Alligator Alcatraz’ is visual policy aimed to stage terror as a message while making Donald Trump’s authoritarian and fascist politics a material reality.

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida and Americans for Immigrant Justice are working with detainees and other groups representing them, including Florida Keys Immigration, Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, Victoria Slatton of Sanabria & Associates, and the Law Offices of Catherine Perez, PLLC.

On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” T

Following the opening of 'Alligator Alcatraz', Camp Blanding is set to become the state’s second immigration detention center. What you should know.

Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.”