The tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from viewing the 3,000-bed detention center that the state rapidly built on an isolated airstrip surrounded by swampland. Advertisement“There are really disturbing, vile conditions and this place needs to be shut the hell down,” Rep. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, told reporters after visiting. “It’s a detention center, not the Four Seasons.”Journalists weren’t allowed on the tour, and lawmakers were instructed not to bring phones or cameras inside. Five Democratic state lawmakers tried to visit the site when it opened July 3 but said they were denied access. The lawmakers have sued over the denial, saying that DeSantis’ administration is impeding lawmakers’ oversight authority.

Source: Huffington Post July 13, 2025 19:10 UTC