The new “Alligator Alcatraz” illegal immigration detention center, located in Florida’s Everglades, is expected to open on Tuesday amid a lawsuit claiming that Florida officials have not considered the environmental impacts of the facility.

The “Alligator Alcatraz” illegal immigrant detention center will be housed at the Miami-Dade Collier Training Facility, which is an abandoned airport facility in the middle of the Everglades.

According to Fox 13, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) confirmed that the state is currently scheduled to launch intake operations on Tuesday. The outlet noted that the new illegal immigrant detention center will be used by President Donald Trump’s administration to temporarily house, process, and deport illegal immigrants. Fox News reported that the facility will house roughly 5,000 illegal immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

“There will be some very dangerous criminal aliens that get processed through here,” the Florida governor told Fox News. “But if, for some reason, someone would be able to get out, where are you gonna go? You gonna dodge alligators for 50 miles to try to get to… no, it’s not gonna happen. So this is basically as secure as it gets.”

According to The Palm Beach Post, Federal Aviation Administration data obtained by the outlet suggested that Trump will be in South Florida for the opening of “Alligator Alcatraz” this week. NBC News reported that a Florida official and two White House officials also confirmed that the president is “likely” to be at the opening of the new illegal immigrant detention center.

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Fox News reported that the transformation of the old airport facility into an illegal immigrant detention center started last Monday and that the Trump administration announced last Tuesday that officials had approved the detention center project.

According to Fox 13 News, Florida officials have estimated that operations at “Alligator Alcatraz” will cost roughly $450 million per year. The outlet noted that the cost of operations is expected to be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Fox News reported that environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Friday to halt the construction of the illegal immigration detention center, claiming that the project presents “clear” environmental damage.

“The defendants, in their rush to build the center, have unlawfully bypassed the required environmental reviews,” the lawsuit states. “The direct and indirect harm to nearby wetlands, wildlife and air and water quality, and feasible alternatives to the action, must be considered under NEPA [National Environmental Policy Act] before acting.”

In a statement to Fox News, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin described the lawsuit as “lazy” and claimed that it “ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade.”