The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the state's attorney general said.

Florida AG James Uthmeier tweets that hundreds of immigrants will be 'checking in' to the Alligator Alcatraz detention center the night of July 2

The first detainees were expected to arrive at Alligator Alcatraz late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades has already faced some operational issues with security and water intrusion.