President Donald Trump is expected to attend the formal opening Tuesday of a contentious immigration detention center built on a remote airstrip in Miami-Dade County’s Everglades, a move that has spurred protests, lawsuits, and national attention, NBC News reported.

Trump is slated to appear at the ribbon-cutting for the new immigration detention facility Tuesday that state officials have nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

FAA flight records reviewed by The Palm Beach Post indicate the president will visit South Florida for the ceremony, and two White House aides and a Florida official confirmed to NBC News that Trump is “likely” to be there.

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