DeSantis on Alligator Alcatraz: "I Hope People Wouldn't Want To Come Here"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told RCP's Philip Wegmann during a visit to "Alligator Alcatraz" that he hopes the new migrant detention facility will inspire people to self-deport.

"All the standards are being followed here, but the Dems try to create this narrative, and we debunk it," DeSantis said. "But you don’t necessarily see me on the rooftop saying that, because the reality is I hope people would not want to come here."

"Is the idea of Alligator Alcatraz a deterrent, so more people are eager to self-deport?" Wegmann asked.


"It’d be better for them to just look and say, hey, the Trump administration is committed to enforcing the law. Florida is not a sanctuary state. They’re on board. It’s not going to work to try to evade the law at this point," he said. "If that’s the message that gets sent from this, then I think that’s good. However, the nonsense that gets spewed -- it is B.S."