Democratic lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Florida state lawmakers call blockage a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to conceal human rights violations'

A group of Florida lawmakers were denied entry on Thursday into the new Florida-based immigration jail dubbed Alligator Alcatraz" one day after the first immigrant detainees began to arrive.

Five Democratic lawmakers attempted to enter the facility, which was previously toured on Tuesday by White House officials, but were stopped by law enforcement officers from local agencies, according to the state representative Anna Eskamani in an interview with CNN.