U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, this week expressed support for the construction of an “Alligator Alcatraz”-style immigrant-detention facility in Texas, modeled after the controversial open-air facility in the Florida Everglades. Cornyn, who’s facing a tough primary in the 2026 midterms, endorsed the idea during opening remarks at a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, which he chairs. “The State of Florida has stepped up to the plate recently, helping the administration to open a detention facility that’s come to be known as Alligator Alcatraz,” Cornyn said during his remarks, which he shared on his website.
