Lawmakers Allege Executive Overreach in Blocking Access to Detention Facility Five Democratic lawmakers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis (R), alleging he overstepped his authority by denying them entry to a state-run migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz.

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis

Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), alleging they were unlawfully blocked from conducting an unannounced inspection of the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.