Trump has a longstanding interest in sharks. During the campaign, he spoke occasionally about electric batteries and choosing electrocution over death by shark attack. In 2015 he nearly landed a leading role in the Sharknado 3 film. Trump made his surprise announcement after a federal judge he appointed ruled against his administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to send alleged Venezuelan gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, calling it ‘unlawful.’ Trump has been hit with repeated questions about whether the deportations violate people’s Due Process rights.
Despite its terrifying reputation, Alcatraz was not a place of chaos — it was a model of order and control. Every minute of an inmate’s life was structured. The prison operated on a principle of “total discipline”, designed to break rebellion before it could form. Prisoners woke each morning at 6:30 a.m., ate their meals in absolute silence, and worked in the island’s industries — tailoring, laundry, or manufacturing furniture and gloves for other federal facilities. Every sound, every motion, was under surveillance.
