Miami-Dade's mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, has requested access to monitor the state-managed immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.' Concerns include environmental issues and reports of inadequate conditions in similar federal detention centers. The facility was built on a county airport seized by the state under emergency powers granted to Governor Ron DeSantis. Previously, Levine Cava held authority over the property before the state's seizure, leading to her appeal for oversight of the center.
Miami-Dade's mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, has formally requested monitoring access to the immigration detention center in the Everglades, known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Levine Cava raised environmental concerns and highlighted reports of poor conditions in federal immigration detention centers to support her request for monitoring access.
The facility was constructed on a seized county airport under emergency powers granted to Governor Ron DeSantis.
Before the state seized the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, Levine Cava had authority over the county property, asserting the need for oversight.
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