Florida Democrats denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as first detainees arrive

Washington Examiner ^ | 7/3/25 | David Zimmermann

[CFW]

A group of Florida Democratic lawmakers said Thursday that they were denied access to the new “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility due to “safety concerns.”

The denied legislative oversight visit came less than one day after the first batch of illegal immigrants arrived at the Everglades facility. The visit was unannounced.

The Democratic lawmakers at the facility were Florida state Sens. Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith, as well as Florida state Reps. Anna Eskamani, Angie Nixon, and Michele Rayner.

Some of the lawmakers provided statements decrying their denied entry.

“Florida law gives legislators the authority to make unannounced visits to state-run facilities — to inspect conditions and check on the wellbeing of the people inside. I’ve served in the Legislature for 13 years, and this has never happened,” Jones posted on social media.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: alcatraz; alligators; angienixon; annaeskamani; carlosguillermosmith; democrats; domesticterrorists; florida; foreignagents; michelerayner; shevrinjones; treason

[CFW]

LOL! Let them in but don't let them out. Tell them alligators are mating on the only road in and cannot be disturbed until morning.

Democrats really really really worry about illegal alien gang-bangers.

[SuperLuminal]

Hmmm...
This is NOT a state-run facility, so their complaints are pure nonsense...

[lgjhn23]

“...Democrats really really really worry about illegal alien gang-bangers....”

The communists would lose over 20 seats in the House IF all the illegals were gone. That’s why the communist worry about em so much.

[Libloather]

Give the RATS a tour really, really close to the water.

[KittyKares]

Democrats stress over the wrong things. How about stressing over crime in the streets? Money being diverted from areas hit by disasters to housing for illegals? The national debt? And so on.

[piasa]

Chevron Jones probably never tried in 13 years to gain access to this facility.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Heck, load all the democRATS into a glass bottom boat. Then the crocodiles will be able to clearly see their next meal.

[Republican Wildcat]

The denied legislative oversight visit

How do state lawmakers have "oversight" of a Federal facility?

[BobL]

“The Democratic lawmakers at the facility were Florida state Sens. Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith, as well as Florida state Reps. Anna Eskamani, Angie Nixon, and Michele Rayner.”

I’m surprised Blabbermouth didn’t show up there.

[Bernard]

Best response to tourism requests from Congress; “We don’t have a warrant for you. Yet.”

[dforest]

Democrats are having a major butthurt 3 day weekend over on X. The opening of Alligator Alcatraz and the passing of the BBB has broken them totally.

They will probably act out in bad ways this weekend.

[GOPJ]

Democrats stress over the wrong things. How about stressing over crime in the streets? Money being diverted from areas hit by disasters to housing for illegals? The national debt? And so on.

Democrats could stress over the children the cartels brought over that Biden and his goons 'lost'.. many to kiddie whore houses.... or stress over the thousands of teens killed by fentanyl. Or the women raped and murdered by illegals. But NO, democrats are worried about the people who broke into our country illegally... is that sick or what?

[RummyChick]

The clip I saw with the black chick had mosquitos biting them .

[carikadon]

I was born and raised in Miami (in Texas now) and lived close to Alligator Alcatraz. But I hadn’t thought about glass bottom boats in a long time. That is a very good idea 💡

[FlingWingFlyer]

Damn DemonRATS insisting on having conjugal visits with illegal alien gangbangers. Lock them up.

[joshua c]

i think these denied unannounced visits

are big fundraisers

thats why they keep doing them

they should have hired maxine

she’ll get the party started

side note

did maxine play george’s mother on the jeffersons?

[MayflowerMadam]

“Give the RATS a tour really, really close to the water.”

And make sure to give each one of ‘em a sack lunch of bologna sandwiches and beef jerky

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

"Florida DemocratsCommunists denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as first detainees arrive"

There are no more democrats.

[gunnut]

These skeeters are really bad in that area. I was at an airboat place up the road and had some bug spray on but it was not the good stuff. It looked like I was dancing trying to keep them off of me.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Yep.