Alligator Alcatraz Bait: Fussy Florida Legislators Call Everglades Prison For Illegals ‘Totally Un-American’

A group of Democratic state lawmakers from Florida were turned away from “Alligator Alcatraz” by authorities Thursday, after seeking to exercise “oversight” over the facility.

Democratic State Senators Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith of Florida and Democratic State Representatives Anna Eskamani, Angie Nixon and Michele Rayner were turned away from the facility used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a back and forth with authorities, claiming the facility was “unsafe” in a statement released after their effort to visit was denied. In a video posted to X, Smith denounced the facility as “totally un-American.”

“We have the statutory right as lawmakers to exercise oversight, not only over our state prisons, but also over detention facilities,” Smith claimed in the video. “It’s very clear in the law, but they have something to hide, and they don’t wanna let 🇺🇸US in and, so, unfortunately, our questions remain unanswered.”

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“What are the conditions within this facility?” Smith asked. “Are people’s due process rights being respected? What is the hurricane evacuation plan, considering there’s been flooding happening already before this facility even opened, and, also, are they going to be bringing pregnant women and children into this facility, even though the administration has said this is for the worst of the worst?”

President Donald Trump on Tuesday