During Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” NBC News homeland security correspondent Julia Ainsley lamented the potential plight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees housed at the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” in Ochopee, FL who may attempt escape.
Ainsley spoke of the potential for “real injuries” for those who might attempt to escape.
“In the first Trump administration, Willie, this was a joke,” the NBC correspondent said. “In fact, in the book ‘Border Wars’ by Michael Shear, they write about how Trump wanted a moat around a detention center, and he wanted to use the Rio Grande, and he wanted alligators to be able to keep people from crossing into Texas. In this case, it’s actually a reality. And so it’s right, it almost started
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