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Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked

Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested.

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Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages

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Previously blocked from Alligator Alcatraz, Democrats find 'disturbing, vile conditions'

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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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Immigrants describe worms in food, fecal flooding at Alligator Everglades detention site

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Conservation groups intend to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' environmental violations

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Attorney of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee says she can’t speak to her client, says 15-year-old boy spent at least 3 days at facility

The attorney of a detainee at the migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” said she has no way of speaking to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

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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.

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.

Environmental groups add to legal complaints about Alligator Alcatraz

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

Kristi Noem touts Alligator Alcatraz, immigration arrests in Tampa

Earlier on Saturday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the state is abusing human beings at the facility, according to the Associated Press.

Alligator Alcatraz lights up Big Cypress National Preserve’s dark sky

DarkSky International in 2016 designated Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as the nation’s first preserve to achieve “dark sky” status.

Miami-Dade mayor seeks monitoring access to Alligator Alcatraz detention site, citing deaths and poor conditions

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is requesting remote video monitoring, weekly site condition reports and scheduled access to the state-run facility.

5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz

GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired to do work for Alligator Alcatraz. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here.