US EditionFlorida Lawmakers Denied Access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Facility
- On Thursday July 3, 2025, five Democratic Florida lawmakers were barred entry to the new migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades.
- The lawmakers were denied access for 'security concerns' despite claiming legal authority to inspect the state-funded facility rapidly constructed to house migrants and ICE transfers.
- The facility, costing $450 million annually with up to 5,000 beds, is run solely by Florida with no federal funding or authorization according to Department of Homeland Security officials.
- President Donald Trump visited the site on Tuesday July 1, 2025, accompanied by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, with Trump describing it as 'might be as good as the real Alcatraz.'
- The denial of entry and rapid construction has drawn humanitarian, environmental, and political criticism, suggesting ongoing partisan conflict and concerns over transparency at the facility.
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Florida Lawmakers Barred Entry From 'Alligator Alcatraz' After Expressing 'Humanitarian Concerns'
Democratic Florida lawmakers who attempted to enter "Alligator Alcatraz" on Thursday were barred after they expressed "humanitarian concerns" about the new Everglades detention center.
By Isabel Rosales and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has declared it had no direct involvement in “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to a federal court filing, distancing the Trump administration from the makeshift detention center in the Everglades. “DHS has not implemented, authorized, directed, or funded the Florida temporary detention facility,” the court filing reads.
By Isabel Rosales and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has declared it had no direct involvement in “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to a federal court filing, distancing the Trump administration from the makeshift detention center in the Everglades. “DHS has not implemented, authorized, directed, or funded the Florida temporary detention facility,” the court filing reads.
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