Florida lawmakers describe Alligator Alcatraz conditions
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Kristi Noem clashes with NBC's Kristen Welker over alleged inhumane conditions at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz while criticizing Democrats for ignoring similar issues.
This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,
Mixed in among violent criminals at the Everglades facility are many immigrants with no convictions at all.
Getting their first look at Alligator Alcatraz more than 10 days after Republicans did, Democratic leaders say 'people are in horrible conditions.'
Democratic lawmakers condemned an immigrant detention centre built in the Florida Everglades as costly and “inhumane” yesterday after touring the temporary
An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed by officials as “Alligator Alcatraz” is expected to be hit by lightning and heavy winds on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
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.
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 Alligator Alcatraz