By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, Dalia Faheid(CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed “Alligator ...

A new detention facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” is now operational in the Florida Everglades, but not everyone is being allowed inside for a look at the conditions.

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to inspect the Everglades facility.

The first people have been shuttled into the newly opened detention facility in the Florida Everglades. Authorities reveal ...

Ahead of the attempted site visit, the Democratic lawmakers said, "As lawmakers, we have both the legal right and moral ...

The lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the immigration detention facility Thursday afternoon and ...

While officials call the facility temporary, opponents fear it could become permanent, further threatening the fragile ...

Citing state statutes that grant them access to other types of detention centers, the lawmakers hoped to assess potential ...

The first detainees arrived at "Alligator Alcatraz" late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the ...

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to ...

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Florida lawmakers argued state law grants elected officials access to inspect state-operated facilities without approval, but the Florida Division of Emergency Management denied their request.