Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), alleging they were unlawfully blocked from conducting an unannounced inspection of the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.

Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have sparked controversy, drawing accusations of a possible pay-for-play scheme. The facility,

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a new lawsuit filed this week by Florida Democrats related to the recent opening and conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.

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When Florida Republicans unveiled a makeshift detention camp site for migrants in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," they characterized it as a facility for hardened criminals who needed to be deported in the interest of public safety.

Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal immigrants that was celebrated by President Donald Trump.

Five state Democratic lawmakers, who were denied entry to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” earlier this month, sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Thursday, arguing he didn’t