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1. Not true? Then let legislators in to see. Or what are they hiding?

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:01 PM

Jul 8

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309927070.html

What are they hiding?’ Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz

By Antonio Maria Delgado Updated July 4, 2025 10:49 AM

In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant detention center deep in the Everglades, raising questions about what will happen behind the razor-wire fences that are being erected surrounding the controversial facility the state has named Alligator Alcatraz.

Armed only with state law and a growing list of humanitarian concerns, state Senators Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith, along with Representatives Anna V. Eskamani, Angie Nixon and Michele Rayner, arrived at the gates of the facility to conduct what they saw as a legally authorized inspection. What they encountered instead was silence, locked doors and a bureaucratic wall.

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Giant bugs, heat and a hospital visit: Inside Alligator Alcatraz's first days [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 OP

Not true? Then let legislators in to see. Or what are they hiding? cbabe Jul 8 #1

What do they have to hide? Norrrm Jul 8 #2

Thank You My Friend BOSSHOG Jul 8 #5

I fear a hurricane will flatten this hell hole Emile Jul 8 #3

This is standard for most prisons, not to diminish the facts of this concentration camp. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 8 #4

A majority (if not all) detainees in all US prisons have DUE PROCESS. Justice matters. Jul 9 #6

And still they bake and freeze in their cells and are served one meal a day with worms in it. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 9 #7

That's to be corrected but the point is they have at least one recourse. Justice matters. Jul 9 #8

. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 9 #9

Ok, we're not discussing about the same topic. Justice matters. Jul 9 #10

Trump probably appointed DENVERPOPS Jul 9 #11

Concentration Camp. Death Camp. Hekate Jul 9 #12