DeSantis Faces Legal Challenge Over Secretive ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Detention Center

In a striking confrontation between Florida’s executive and legislative branches, five state lawmakers have taken legal action against Governor Ron DeSantis for denying them access to a newly constructed immigration detention facility ominously dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Located deep within the Everglades on an isolated airstrip, this 3,000-bed center was hastily erected under DeSantis’ emergency powers during the Biden administration—a move that has raised red flags not only about environmental harm but also about the erosion of constitutional checks and balances. Is This Executive Overreach Acceptable in America’s Sunshine State? The lawmakers’ lawsuit, filed with the Florida Supreme Court, centers on...