Miami Archdiocese Celebrates Its First Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

August 4, 2025 by Kateri

Rows of bunk beds line the interior of the so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility in the Florida Everglades, a repurposed training center now designated for holding immigrants. President Donald Trump appears in the background during a July 1, 2025, visit to the site.

The first Mass was held on Aug. 2 and is just the start of the regular liturgical celebrations expected at the detention center.

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