A group of Florida State Assemblymen have been stopped from joining Wannial Catraz

TALLAHASSEE – A group of Florida state lawmakers were banned from entering Wani Alcatraz, a state detention facility for immigrants in the Florida Everglades on Thursday afternoon.

He initially hesitated to bring lawmakers into the facility, citing “safety concerns,” the representative of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, a state agency that oversees the operation of detention facilities.

Eventually, lawmakers were denied access before and after an hour lasted more than an hour and were told to return later.

“It’s hard to believe they have safety concerns with us, but when he was here just two days ago, the US president has no safety concerns,” Sen. D-Orlando told The The The Times/Herald that he was trying to access the site.

Deniing access to lawmakers could violate Florida law, saying that members of the legislature are permitted to “visit at the pleasure of all state correctional agencies.”

It is the same case for the governor, all cabinet members, state court judges, state attorneys and public advocates.

Smith is Sen. Shevlin Jones, D West Park, state legislator Michelle Rayner, and D-ST. Petersburg – Traveled to a remote site and tried to enter the facility.

The site opened Tuesday, visited by President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, and received its first immigrant detainee on Wednesday night.

Even before lawmakers were denied access, Florida Attorney General James Usmierer displayed the state sign on Wednesday with Alligator Alcatraz, who officially named the facility – revealed their plans.

“I hope they have an airboat,” Uthmeier said in a post on X.T.

The immigrant detention centre, built over the course of eight days, is a state-run facility run by private vendors.

Smith said he wanted to go inside the facility because he was concerned about the situation, citing the flooding issue and lack of information on the state’s evacuation plans for detainees in the event of an emergency.

In a court filing Thursday morning, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed that the site is a state building and operational operation and that the Fed “does not implement, approve, direct or fund the Florida temporary detention center.”

In another submission, the top ICE official — Homeland Security Agency, tasked with arresting and deporting immigrants — states that ICE’s role is limited to ensuring compliance with detention standards.

“Florida is responsible for funding and building the facility,” writes Thomas Giles, assistant director of Icefield Operations.