Kristi Noem vows all in on 'Alligator Alcatraz' — despite $1B budget overspend

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has plans for an Everglades detention center literally guarded by alligators and pythons—and Kristi Noem's cash-strapped Department of Homeland Security is making it a priority.

Noem, whose department was accused earlier this month of "spending like drunken sailors" after going $1 billion over budget, announced Monday that she is working at "turbo speed" to turn the plan into reality.

The brainchild of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier...