Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion

The lawsuit says attorneys have been repeatedly turned away from the detention camp and had virtual meetings mysteriously canceled.

Migrant detainees being held in Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” have claimed conditions at the detention center are “grim,” citing how they’ve been fed “cold ham sandwiches,” according to The Washington Post.

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida and Americans for Immigrant Justice are working with detainees and other groups representing them, including Florida Keys Immigration, Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, Victoria Slatton of Sanabria & Associates, and the Law Offices of Catherine Perez, PLLC.

ICE detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a patchwork of different standards.

Is Florida's Alligator Alcatraz nothing more than an American concentration camp? Share your views in this Post poll.

Days after criticism from residents, an Ohio jail tried to create its own version of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."

( NewsNation) — Former acting director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Hugh Hurwitz says reviving and reopening Alcatraz, the infamous California prison off the coast of San Francisco, would be a massive undertaking. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed strong interest in reopening the prison.