Bulwark Takes Tim Miller: MAGA Influencers’ Glee Over “Alligator Alcatraz” Is So Gross
Jul 1, 2025
The conversation dives into the troubling establishment of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' ICE detention center in the Everglades, revealing the harsh realities faced by migrants. There's a disturbing discussion about the MAGA merchandise frenzy around it, with influencers promoting their bizarre hats. Furthermore, the tragic death of a Cuban immigrant in detention highlights the dehumanizing effects of immigration policies and stirs mixed feelings within Florida's Cuban community.
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Cruelty in Alligator Alcatraz
- The so-called Alligator Alcatraz ICE detention center represents cruelty and dehumanization towards immigrants.
- MAGA supporters' excitement and merchandise sales around it reflect a disturbing embrace of this harshness.
Detention Center's True Purpose
- Alligator Alcatraz keeps migrants in hellish conditions with five deaths already in ICE custody this year.
- The facility's purpose is intimidation and self-deportation, not security or humane detention.
MAGA Base Embraces Detention
- Alligator Alcatraz merchandise sales have surged among MAGA supporters, showing political branding of cruelty.
- The Cuban community in Florida may view it more ambivalently due to recent intense raids and policy impacts.