Experts are concerned about the dangerous conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center that opened Tuesday in the Florida Everglades.
The first group of immigrants have already been brought to Alligator Alcatraz, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
“If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a video promoting Alligator Alcatraz.
Florida’s Emergency Management Director, Kevin Guthrie, told The Washington Post that the structures are rated for winds traveling 110 miles an hour.
“The second you open up your car, your car is infested with mosquitoes,” Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani told Fox 13.
Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades that opened Tuesday, has dangerous conditions that experts are worried about. Inmates there are more likely to be threatened by hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes than by the alligators and snakes that President Donald Trump has “joked” about.
Built in eight days, the facility houses roughly 3,000 people in cages made of chain link fences, bunk beds, and large tents. It has already flooded once. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem estimates that the basic setup will cost $450 million annually to operate.
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The deputy director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Renata Bozzetto, told The Washington Post in an article published Saturday that the immigrants “are in a facility that is very inaccessible to lawyers, to family members, to oversight.”. “There is an issue with the location being so isolated and far away. Being a part of an ecosystem that is environmentally fragile is problematic. In the event of a hurricane, being built with temporary materials will be disastrous. “”.
The facility is located in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where wind-resistant building design is required by building code. Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s Emergency Management Director, told The Washington Post that the buildings are designed to withstand winds of up to 110 miles per hour. For comparison, the maximum velocity of Hurricane Milton last year was 180 mph.
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The mosquitoes are so bad in a state where screens surround backyard pools that television reporters are even finding it difficult to do their jobs.
You may be wondering why I’m wearing a rain jacket and hoodie, and the answer is that the mosquitoes make it difficult to walk outside, according to Hatzel Vela of NBC6. Naturally, a lot of mosquitoes are attracted to areas with puddles of water and heavy rainfall. “.”.
There are major health risks associated with mosquitoes.
According to Yale University School of Public Health epidemiology professor emeritus Durland Fish, “there is a significant risk of mosquito-borne disease at this site,” he told The Washington Post. Life-threatening neurological conditions like encephalitis can be brought on by mosquitoes in the Everglades.
“As soon as you open your car, mosquitoes are everywhere,” said Florida Rep. Fox 13 was informed by Anna Eskamani. She claimed that despite wearing a mosquito net, she still received numerous bites.
Five Democrats were turned away from the facility on Thursday, including Eskamani.
Under Florida law, lawmakers have the right to unexpectedly visit state-run facilities to assess the conditions and determine the welfare of the residents. This has never occurred in my 13 years in the Legislature, state senator. Shevrin Jones made an X post.
In a joint statement, the lawmakers declared, “This is a flagrant abuse of power and an attempt to hide human rights violations from the public eye.”.
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