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OK Magazine on MSNRon DeSantis' 'Alligator Alcatraz' Sparks Backlash Amid Donor Contract ScandalRon 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,
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Gov. DeSantis tells WPTV 'Alligator Alcatraz' is 'very professionally-run'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.
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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 have the authority to block their effort to conduct oversight of the migrant detention facility.
The lawmakers argue Governor Ron DeSantis violated state law and the Florida Constitution by denying them access.