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Florida lawmakers visit Alligator Alcatraz for 1st time

Florida lawmakers visit Alligator Alcatraz for the first time after weeks of being denied entry

Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz.Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were "inhumane" conditions inside the facility.

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Inside Florida's Alligator Alcatraz: What we know about the immigrant detention center

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Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked

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Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Days without a shower or prescription medicine.

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Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.

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Here’s what lawmakers saw on Alligator Alcatraz tour

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Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but some wonder how much they'll get to see

But detainees and their relatives and advocates have told The Associated Press that conditions are awful, with worm-infested food, toilets overflowing onto floors, mosquitoes buzzing around the fenced...

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How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded

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'Oversight can't be scheduled': Florida lawmakers sue DeSantis over 'Alligator Alcatraz' access

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Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, ‘Vote Trump!’

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.

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The unfolding tragedy at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ | Steve Bousquet

Columnist Steve Bousquet reports on the DeSantis administration’s elaborate efforts to restrict public access to the hastily built immigration detention camp known as “Alligator

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Lawmakers decry 'horrific' conditions at Alligator Alcatraz after not-so-surprise tour

What was meant to be a surprise inspection turned into a tightly managed tour, but what Florida lawmakers saw inside Alligator Alcatraz left them horrified.

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Congressional, state lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz. See men in cages. Hear pleas of 'Libertad'

Democratic lawmakers describe the harsh conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz after they accepted an invite to tour the controversial facility on Saturday.

Calls To Shut Down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Surge As Petition Nears 20K Signatures

A petition demanding the immediate shutdown of Florida's detention site, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," has gained nearly 20,000 signatures.

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Does Alligator Alcatraz have ‘zero impact’ on Everglades? | Fact check

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

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Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor

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.

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As Alligator Alcatraz adds more pavement, environmentalists add to legal complaints

In a newly filed legal notice, environmental groups accused the government agencies of ignoring even more environmental regulations while building and opening Alligator Alcatraz, despite the governor's pledge to have "zero impacts" on the Everglades.