Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested. Republicans on the same tour said they saw nothing of the sort at the remote facility that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The state-arranged tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from…

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