A new migrant detention facility under construction in Florida's Everglades is drawing fierce backlash from Native American groups, environmentalists, and human rights advocates. As the U.S. government expands immigration detention under President Donald Trump's controversial crackdown, Florida is rushing ahead with a highly contested plan - construction of a massive facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the heart of the Everglades. Set to open by early July, the detention center aims to hold up to 5,000 migrants and carry an annual price tag of 450 million dollars. Built on a repurposed military airstrip deep in the swamplands, it is surrounded by a treacherous landscape of alligators, invasive pythons, and soaring summer heat, leaving critics alarmed over both humanitarian and environmental consequences. Hundreds gathered along Highway 41 over the weekend to protest what they call a grave injustice, especially for Florida's Indigenous communities. At least 15 known tribal villages, burial grounds, and ceremonial sites remain in the area, lands that Indigenous leaders say are being desecrated by the rush to build. Protesters also fear the facility could become a death trap during hurricane season or extreme heatwaves. The project, fast-tracked by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is under emergency powers, bypassed the standard environmental review process. Critics said the two-week timeline from announcement to projected opening shows the administration is racing against legal challenges and nature itself. Environmental groups filed an emergency lawsuit on Friday, demanding an immediate halt to construction. They argue the Everglades, a fragile and world-renowned ecosystem, could face irreversible damage. As trucks continue rolling into Big Cypress National Preserve, the battle over "Alligator Alcatraz" is intensifying. The confrontation now stands at the crossroads of immigration, environmental protection, and Indigenous rights. Shotlist: Everglades, Florida, USA - June 28, 2025: 1. Various of trucks rolling into Big Cypress National Preserve; 2. Various of protesters lining both sides of road, holding placards, chanting slogans against construction of migrant detention facility; 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Betty Osceola, protester (ending with shot 4): "This is my home. This is a place that provided my people - the Miccosukee, and the Seminole, and other Indigenous people before us - a place to exist. This is a place where we come for healing, where we look for our herbs, where we come to pray, where we come to find food."; 4. Various of protesters, traffic; 5. Dragonflies resting on leaf; 6. Protesters; 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tanya Wojciy, protester: "One. How can they put 5,000 people in the middle of a swamp in Florida during hurricane season? It is inhumane. People are going to die. Two. This makes no fiscal responsibility. DOGE, show up! Four hundred and fifty million dollars a year, for what? This makes no sense. I'm angry about it."; 8. Various of protesters, traffic. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]