A Florida lawmaker has described appalling conditions at the Trump administration’s new "Alligator Alcatraz,” claiming detainees at the immigration detention center are "packed into cages" and offered measly meals unfit for "fully grown men.

Reached for comment on Navarro calling Alligator Alcatraz tourists "racist" and "horrible human" beings, the White House reacted with an incendiary statement.

Andrew Closson was among the civilians standing outside the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon in Collier County.

President Donald Trump's tough stance on immigration led to the creation of "Alligator Alcatraz", a detention center in the Everglades notorious for its surrounding predators. The first detainees at Alligator Alcatraz have exposed the appalling conditions they're facing,

Archbishop Wenski criticizes the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center and decries the Trump administration's deportation policy.

The president heads to “ Alligator Alcatraz ” on Tuesday. The evocative name refers to a detention, processing and deportation camp for undocumented migrants that sprang up in a blink of an eye in the middle of the Everglades .

Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration is already working on reopening the original Alcatraz, in California. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The president and local authorities boast that alligators and pythons will prevent escapes. Five people have died this year in the state while detained by ICE. The president and local authorities boast that alligators and pythons will prevent escapes.

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