The mayor's request comes as state and federal lawmakers prepare to tour the remote facility this weekend, amid growing scrutiny over its conditions.

Miami Archbishop shreds MAGA’s praise of Alligator Alcatraz amid reports of inhumane conditions: ‘Unbecoming of public officials’ - Immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say they’re given maggot-inf

Local 10 News heard from Florida lawmakers Friday who are suing the state for access to the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility, just hours before they join fellow Democrats and Republicans on a tour of the controversial center.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has invited members of Congress and state legislators to a scheduled 90-minute tour of the facility.

Worms in the food. Toilets that don’t flush. Floors flooded with fecal waste. Lack of access to attorneys and medical care. These are the conditions described by some of the people held at a

Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state government for access to the site.

The unbelievable cruelty of the DeSantis and Trump Administrations towards hard working, honest, and law abiding Hispanic, Haitian, and other foreign born residents of this state needs to stop,” Justin Mendoza-Routt,

A man claiming to be an Alligator Alcatraz worker says he was fired after he started posting videos from the site on social media.

"Alligator Alcatraz" is the nickname for a planned temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. President Trump is visiting July 1.