The idea of an Everglades Jetport ended because it would 'inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park.'

Florida officials have said the facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republicans, will open early next week and hold up to 3,000 detainees.

Environmental groups sued to block the detention center, calling it "not only cruel," but also a threat to the "ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect.”