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

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

Helloooo sweet angel Trash Pandas! It's me, Elinor Jones, back after an achingly long absence with your extremely overdue Trash Report. Last week I was on vacation in Alaska and it was so pretty! I saw whales.

Alligator Alcatraz is comprised of tents and trailers inside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. Inside these tents are rows of two-tier bunk beds inside large cells that are surrounded by chain-link fences. Hundreds of people are already being detained inside Alligator Alcatraz.

The Cartoonish Cruelty of Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz In the Everglades, a “joke” about wildlife serving as cops for migrants is now a barbaric reality.

Alcatraz Island is most famous for its 29-year operation as a prison. Now it's a popular tourist spot that Trump wants to turn back into a prison.

A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday