President Trump is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, but the plan faces major hurdles, including steep renovation costs, local opposition, and the need for Congressional approval.

Two federal officials traveled to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the reopening of the infamous federal prison.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay on Thursday, weeks after President Donald Trump said he would order the long-shuttered facility, now operated as a historical site,