Democratic lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

<p>Florida state lawmakers call blockage ‘a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to conceal human rights violations’</p><p>A group of Florida lawmakers were denied entry on Thursday into the new Florida-based immigration jail dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” one day after the first immigrant detainees began to arrive.</p><p>Five Democratic lawmakers attempted to enter the facility, which was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/trump-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-florida">previously toured</a> on Tuesday by White House officials, but were stopped by law enforcement officers from local agencies, according to the state representative Anna Eskamani in an interview with CNN.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/04/florida-democrats-alligator-alcatraz">Continue reading...</a>