Angie Nixon’s recent comments equating President Trump’s new Everglades migrant detention facility to “modern-day concentration camps” are not just irresponsible—they are grotesquely offensive. Such hyperbolic rhetoric has no place in honest discourse, especially when addressing the critical issue of securing America’s borders and upholding the rule of law.
Let’s address the facts plainly: President Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the Florida Everglades is specifically designed to address the overwhelming influx of illegal immigration—a crisis directly fueled by the reckless open-border policies of the previous Biden administration. At a capacity of 5,000 individuals, this facility represents a necessary and lawful approach to managing a problem that the Democrats left festering for years.
During his recent visit to the site alongside Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, President Trump made his priorities abundantly clear: restoring order to our immigration system and protecting American sovereignty. In classic Trump fashion, he did not mince words, remarking candidly, “Many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here, too, if you want to know the truth. So maybe that’ll be the next job that we’ll work on together.” While the left predictably erupted in outrage at this bluntness, everyday Americans appreciate Trump’s straightforwardness on an issue politicians have dodged for decades.
Yet Angie Nixon, Florida’s District 13 representative, has chosen to exploit the situation for political theater. Her claim that “Donald Trump’s blueprint for America has now become barbed wire and broken families” shamefully ignores the reality of our immigration crisis. Nixon’s deliberate comparison of this detention center to the horrific atrocities committed in Holocaust concentration camps is a disgraceful insult to the memory of true victims. Such rhetoric trivializes genuine historical suffering and diminishes the gravity of real human rights abuses.
Moreover, Nixon’s accusations that President Trump’s actions are “definitely unconstitutional” miss the mark entirely. The President’s administration has consistently acted within the boundaries of existing immigration law, laws which Democrats conveniently ignored when they held power. Asserting that Trump is somehow “disappearing people from our communities” is fearmongering of the lowest order, designed solely to inflame tensions rather than offer constructive solutions.
Let’s be clear: facilities like “Alligator Alcatraz” are not places of cruelty, but necessary detention centers providing humane conditions while cases are processed in accordance with American law. Every nation on earth has the sovereign right—and duty—to secure its borders and decide who enters and remains within its territory. Under the America First agenda, border security isn’t a political talking point—it’s an essential component of national security and public safety.
President Trump is doing exactly what he promised millions of voters he’d do: enforce immigration laws, deport those who enter illegally, and prioritize American citizens’ interests first. This is not racism or bigotry, despite what desperate leftists might claim. It’s common sense, responsible governance, and respect for the rule of law.
Furthermore, Nixon’s assertion that Trump intends to target American-born citizens is a baseless and inflammatory allegation. The President understands the constitutional protections afforded to all citizens and has repeatedly emphasized the need for lawful conduct. Nixon’s unfounded accusations are merely another example of the left’s desperate attempts to paint any border enforcement action as extremist or authoritarian.
As conservatives, we must reject these dangerous false equivalencies and stand firmly behind President Trump’s bold efforts to secure our borders. America is a nation built on laws, sovereignty, and order—not chaos and open borders. Angie Nixon and her liberal allies may continue to wage their rhetorical warfare, but President Trump remains committed to defending American security and prosperity.
It’s high time we stopped allowing the left to weaponize historical tragedies to score cheap political points. Our nation deserves better than petty outrage politics. We deserve secure borders, a return to law and order, and leaders unafraid to do what’s right. And fortunately, under President Trump, that’s exactly what we’re finally getting.