The announcement follows shortly after the opening of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a new immigrant detention facility located in the Everglades.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Andrew Closson was among the civilians standing outside the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon in Collier County.

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