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.

The first group of immigrants has arrived at the center in the Florida Everglades. It was built in eight days and could eventually hold 3,000 people. (AP Video: Rebecca Blackwell)

This facility, named for its remote location in swampland inhabited by alligators and pythons, has been designed to deter escapes, reminiscent of the infamous Alcatraz prison