Florida lawmakers to visit Alligator Alcatraz
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If adopted by the county commission Tuesday, an amended agreement with the federal government would authorize county correctional officers to transport immigration detainees at the request of ICE.
Members of Congress and Florida state lawmakers from both parties visited the facility for the first time since it opened on Saturday.
Democratic lawmakers describe the harsh conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz after they accepted an invite to tour the controversial facility on Saturday.
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ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
Where is Alligator Alcatraz? Dubbed East Coast version of famed prison, Trump and Kristi Noem visited new ICE detention center in Ochopee, Florida.
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) was asked about the ICE detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida's Everglades.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wrote to Attorney General James Uthmeier asking for weekly site reports, remote video monitoring access and scheduled site visits by an oversight team.