Dozens of Democrats demand information from DHS on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Published August 20, 2025 4:42pm ET



More than five dozen Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, demanding “critical” information on the Trump administration’s plan for the new Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

DHS opened the facility in the middle of the Everglades last month, drawing criticism from Democrats who alleged inhumane conditions.

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