Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees.

After having a visit denied at the new detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, state lawmakers are now promising to fight back. “There is a grift taking place, but there’s serious concern on the environmental impact of building this infrastructure in the Everglades,

The detention immigration facility is located in an idle airstrip in the Everglades that the DeSantis administration recently seized from Miami-Dade County using emergency powers.