Florida lawmakers sue for access to Alligator Alcatraz
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Five Democratic lawmakers turned away from Alligator Alcatraz last week are asking the Florida Supreme Court to force the DeSantis administration to allow unannounced visits to the migrant detention center in the Everglades.
Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), alleging they were unlawfully blocked from conducting an unannounced inspection of the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.
The state legislators say they were not allowed to tour the migrant detention facility in the Everglades when they made a surprise visit on July 3rd.
The Washington Examiner embedded with Florida Highway Patrol troopers as routine traffic stops turned into illegal immigration enforcement.
Karoline Leavitt called the detention center "an efficient and low-cost way" to carry out the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal immigrants that was celebrated by President Donald Trump.
A group of Democratic Florida lawmakers is petitioning the state Supreme Court to compel Gov. Ron DeSantis to allow them unannounced access to a newly established immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.
TALLAHASSEE — The DeSantis administration is inviting Florida’s state legislators and members of Congress to attend a scheduled, 90-minute tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon, according to an email shared with the Times/Herald.
Democratic lawmakers have filed a lawsuit after being denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz. On Wednesday, the state invited all Florida legislators to tour the new immigration detention center near the Everglades.
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The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as “gator bait,” were used to dehumanize Black people and desensitize people to the harm and violence inflicted upon them, says ACLU Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson.
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