Overview

• Florida’s Division of Emergency Management has extended a scheduled, 90-minute tour invitation to state legislators and members of Congress to visit Alligator Alcatraz this weekend.
• Five Democratic lawmakers filed suit in the state Supreme Court after being barred from unannounced entry on July 3, arguing that their legislative oversight authority was unlawfully restricted.
• The Florida Attorney General’s office released profiles of detainees held at the site, identifying some as convicted murderers, rapists, and gang members awaiting deportation.
• Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and tribal groups have moved forward with federal lawsuits seeking to halt the facility over wetlands protections and tribal land concerns.
• Detainees and rights advocates continue to report inhumane conditions, including lack of bathing water, maggot-infested food, constant lighting, and extreme pest infestations, while state and federal officials deny abuse claims as misinformation.