President Trump endorsed Governor DeSantis' proposal to deputize Florida National Guard members as immigration judges for quicker deportations. During his visit to a new detention facility, concerns were raised about its environmental impact on protected lands. Local Native American tribes opposed the facility's construction, asserting the land is sacred and organizing protests. Officials, including Trump, made controversial remarks implying that migrants escaping would be in danger from local wildlife, which environmentalists and rights advocates disputed as a misleading representation of wildlife behavior.
During a visit to a migrant detention facility, President Trump expressed his approval for Governor DeSantis to appoint National Guard officers as immigration judges to expedite deportations.
Critics have raised concerns about the environmental impact of a new facility planned for Jacksonville, which will occupy land historically protected for decades.
Local Indigenous tribes, including the Seminole and Miccosukee, have protested the construction, claiming the land is sacred and advocating its protection.
Trump and other officials' comments about migrants facing harm from local wildlife were deemed inaccurate, as alligators and other creatures generally do not pose a threat to humans.
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