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'Alligator Alcatraz': Democratic lawmakers denied entry to inspect Florida detention center

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando, on the newest of 2 developments

Multiple Democratic lawmakers were recently denied access to visit "Alligator Alcatraz," a new illegal immigrant detention center being constructed near the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.

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  1. Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    'Alligator Alcatraz': Democratic lawmakers denied entry to inspect Florida detention center

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    WATCH: A Look into Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Illegal Alien Detention Facility (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    America is getting a first look into "Alligator Alcatraz" -- the Miami-Dade Collier Training Facility approved by DHS to house, process, and deport criminal illegal aliens.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees.

  3. Tampa Bay Times

    Group of Florida lawmakers was stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    State law says members of the Legislature are allowed to “visit at their pleasure all state correctional institutions.”

  4. Fox News

    Dem lawmakers to inspect 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center, citing safety concerns (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Democratic lawmakers visited "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial Florida immigrant detention center near the Everglades, days after Republican officials toured.

  5. CNN

    A group of lawmakers attempt to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” are attempting to access “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday to inspect the grounds of the new detention center, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees.

  6. Latin Times

    Florida Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Plans 'To Send Pregnant Women & Children' to 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Democratic lawmakers in Florida are raising alarm over documents suggesting immigrant children and pregnant women could be detained at 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    'Alligator Alcatraz': Democratic lawmakers denied entry to inspect Florida detention center (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Multiple Democratic lawmakers were recently denied access to visit "Alligator Alcatraz," a new illegal immigrant detention center being constructed near the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Democratic state lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as first immigration detainees arrive - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    OCHOPEE, Fla. (WSVN) — A contingent of Democratic state lawmakers were denied entry to the newly opened detention center deep in the Florida Everglades after

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied

  10. Washington Examiner

    Florida Democrats denied entry to 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The facility is already drawing legal pushback, with environmental groups suing the Trump administration and Florida to delay its construction.

  11. Newsweek

    Could children be detained at "Alligator Alcatraz"? What we know (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Florida lawmakers have voiced their concern over the possibility, and five were recently denied entry into the facility.

  12. The Guardian

    Democratic lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Florida state lawmakers call blockage ‘a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to conceal human rights violations’

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.