In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage.

Members of Florida’s legislature have been invited to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades, this weekend. NBC New Reporter at WTVJ, Hatzel Vela reports the latest.

On Wednesday night, workers replaced the signs in front of the training facility with ones that read "Alligator Alcatraz."