Jul 04, 2025 10:49:20 pm

Illegal migrants in America could be left at the mercy of bears if a top Donald Trump aide gets his way. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Stephen Miller, has called on Republican governors to build similar detention centers to Florida’s new Alligator Alcatraz. 

‘Every governor of a red state, if you are watching tonight: Pick up the phone, call [Department of Homeland Security], work with us to build facilities in your state so we can get the illegals and criminals out,’ he said on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle. 

The State of Alaska responded to the call in a statement to Ingraham, saying: ‘We don’t have alligators, but we have lots of bears.’ The state has around 100,000 black bears, 30,000 brown bears, and up to 7,000 polar bears, the government said.

Trump also said he approved a plan from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to deputize Florida National Guard members as judges, giving them the power to decide which migrants should be deported. DeSantis argues it would speed up the deportation process.

‘Yes, he has my approval. That was not too hard to get,’ Trump said.

The president noted that ‘I couldn’t care less’ that the facilities were controversial. By Alyssa Guzman. 

Senator Lisa Murkowski is from Alaska.