“Rebuild and open Alcatraz!” – Trump wrote in the entry on the Truth Social portal.
“For too long, America was harassed by cruel, brutal criminals and recidivists, outcasts of society who would never contribute to anything but misery and suffering. When we were a more serious nation, in the past, we did not hesitate to close the most dangerous criminals and keep them away from everyone they could hurt. This is how it should be ” – he added.
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Trump announced that he had ordered the prison service, the FBI and the ministries of justice and national security “Open” significantly enlarged and rebuilt alcatraz “to place” the most ruthless and brutal criminals “there”.
“We will no longer be hostages of criminals, bandits and judges who are afraid to do their work and allow us to excrete criminals who came to our country illegally. Opening Alcatraz will be a symbol of law, order and justice” – announced the president.
The famous prison built on a small island on the Gulf of San Francisco was closed in 1963 due to, among others For high maintenance costs, and today it is a tourist attraction and a museum over which the service of national parks is supervised. The prison is known for many films and books and was a place of stay of dangerous criminals, one of which was the head of the Mafia Al Capone. As the AP agency notes, during the 29 years of the prison, 14 attempts were made and almost all refugees were caught or died.
It is not clear how much in practice it is possible to fulfill the request of Trump, but the prison office announced that he intends to follow all the president's instructions. The president himself later told journalists that it was “just an idea he came up” under the influence of resistance put by the judges blocking his attempts to mass deportation.
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“We have so many radicalized judges who want to have hearings for every person who is illegally in our country,” said Trump.
