‘Alligator Alcatraz’ merch appears on Amazon and Florida GOP website, making light of controversial facility

Online merchants are selling merchandise promoting the controversial migrant detention center in the Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz". The Florida GOP website is selling shirts, hats, and coolers featuring an image of a building in a swamp with an alligator and snake. Similar merchandise is being sold on Amazon, with various designs including an alligator with a gun and one behind bars. The detention center has faced backlash from immigrant rights activists, Florida's indigenous community, and others due to human rights and environmental concerns. The center is meant to hold up to 3,000 beds and has been criticized for its construction. Trump visited the center on July 1, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and joked about the alligators and snakes surrounding the center. He even suggested that migrants who escape should learn to run away from alligators, saying "don't run in a straight line". The visit was also attended by a pro-Trump influencer who posted about receiving "official Alligator Alcatraz merch". The sale of merchandise promoting the detention center has sparked outrage, with many criticizing the trivialization of human rights concerns. The controversy surrounding the detention center continues to grow, with many calling out the Trump administration's handling of migrant detention.