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In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage.

PolitiFact | Gov. Ron DeSantis did not provide evidence showing how state agencies or officials determined the facility has zero environmental impact.

President Donald Trump to head to Florida for opening of "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades, supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by environmentalists and critics.

Environmental groups Friday gave formal notice that they could sue federal and state agencies over alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act at an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.

Earlier on Saturday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the state is abusing human beings at the facility, according to the Associated Press.

Florida Democrats are touring Alligator Alcatraz after filing a lawsuit over denied access. A press conference is set to occur before and after the tour on Saturday.

At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz,” people held there say