The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed ''Alligator Alcatraz,'' a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.

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

The government of Florida is proud of how quickly it built a new prison for immigrants. "Eight days, Mr. President," said Gov. Ron DeSantis, grinning, as he stood next to President Donald Trump on the tarmac of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport,