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Florida lawmakers to tour ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers will get a chance to inspect conditions at the state’s new undocumented immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Florida Division of Emergency Management has invited state leaders to a 90-minute tour on Saturday.

Some inmates and their families have complained about power outages and a lack of water and air conditioning at the Everglades detention facility.

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