Democratic lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail | Florida

A group of Florida deputy was rejected on Thursday, one day after the first immigrant prisoners arrived, the entry into the new Florida -based immigrant prison “Crocodile Alcatraz”.

According to the state representative Anna Eskamani, he tried to enter the facility, which was previously visited by the White House officials on Tuesday, on Tuesday, but was stopped by local agencies by law enforcement officers.

“This is the abuse of power and the attempt to hide human rights violations from the public,” he said in a joint statement.

The Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) confirmed that the first detention in the facility started on Wednesday, but did not answer questions about the number of people who have been detained so far.

The controversial Everglades Prison was rapidly founded in a partnership between Federal and Florida state governments. The farm, which is sitting about 80 km west of Miami, is managed by the state, but largely financed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Trump said in a statement on Tuesday after visiting the site, “It may be as good as the real Alcatraz. A little controversial, but I didn’t care less,” he said. During the tour, Trump joke about the fact that immigrants were followed by snakes and crocodiles when they tried to escape.

Since Trump takes office, Florida has been helping the gathering targets of many immigrants to detain and deport administration. Through a program called 287 (G), the local law enforcement officers partner with DHS and was assigned to carry out immigration operations. Accordingly state governmentFlorida has more than 287 (g) invasions than other states in the United States, which has allowed it to enter widespread operations targeting immigrant communities.

DHS said that the immigrants arrested by Florida law enforcement officers will be detained at the facility.

After visiting the facility with Trump, the Governor of Florida, Florida, said, “You will have many people who will deport their own because they don’t want to enter some of a crocodile Alcatraz or some of the other places,” he said. “This is a model, but we need other states to take a step.”

Being without document in the USA is not a crime; On the contrary, this is a civilian crime. Data analysis by Guardian shows that there is a dramatic increase in the country in the arrest of undocumented immigrants without criminal records. The White House put pressure on immigration officials to arrest 3,000 people a day with the goal of reaching one million a day.

Two groups of non -profit purposes sued DHS claims that the accumulation of the site violates environmental policies. DHS said the facility expects the facility to expand rapidly to 5,000 beds.