“Snakes are fast but alligators — we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator,” he told reporters, demonstrating with a hand gesture, “Don’t run in a straight line. Run like this.” The chilling advice came as a stark warning to migrants who could soon find themselves trapped inside the detention center.

The president openly acknowledged the camp’s controversial nature, calling it “a little controversial” but shrugging off criticism.

“It might be as good as the real Alcatraz,” he added, referring to the notorious former prison outside San Fransisco known for housing America’s most dangerous criminals. A prison that Trump, by the way, wants to reopen.

Trump toured Alligator Alcatraz alongside Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who all proudly defended the facility