Lawmakers compare detention camp to 'internment camps'
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Upon emerging from sprawling facility, Democrats and Republicans provided vastly different accounts of what they saw within
Getting their first look at Alligator Alcatraz more than 10 days after Republicans did, Democratic leaders say 'people are in horrible conditions.'
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People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms turn up in the food, toilets don’t flush and floors flood with fecal waste.
Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday in Collier County.
One article describes conditions with detainees reporting issues like plumbing failures, temperature extremes and large insects inside the facility. Another highlights Gov. Ron DeSantis' use of emergency powers to expedite construction, drawing parallels to previous emergency responses.
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Homeland Security's Kristi Noem announced talks with five states to replicate "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant detention center in Ochopee, Florida.
Andrew Closson was among the civilians standing outside the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon in Collier County.