The Florida Attorney General recognized Marion County Sheriff’s Office this weekend for transporting its first batch of undocumented immigrants to Alligator Alcatraz, a new immigration detention facility in Florida’s Everglades.
On Sunday, Florida AG James Uthmeier shared a brief statement on social media praising Marion and Walton County Sheriff’s Offices for transporting the prisoners.
“Thank you to our Marion and Walton County Sheriffs’ Offices for working together to transport illegal aliens to Alligator Alcatraz before they’re sent back to where they came from,” reads a statement from Uthmeier. “Florida’s Sheriffs work across the state to keep Florida safe, strong, and free. It’s an honor to support them.”
Announced last month, Alligator Alcatraz was built at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee. It is west of Miami, situated within the Everglades…