"The cruelty is the point": Democratic lawmakers slam 'Alligator Alcatraz' during tour of facility

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/7eKCQpO Democratic lawmakers from Florida travelled to a remote part of the Everglades to visit a federal immigration detention dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Saturday. The centre got the nickname from its location, a vast subtropical wetland teeming with alligators that a Florida official said provides natural barriers, requiring minimal security. "The cruelty is the point. This is a stunt. I mean, dropping flimsy infrastructure in the middle of the Everglades, in a swamp where they bragged about it being surrounded by alligators and pythons, I mean, the whole point is to, you know, look tough," said Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic member of Congress. The lawmakers, who said they have a legal right to visit the facility at any time, said their tour was cut short from one and a half hours to just half an hour, and they were not being allowed to take recording material inside. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/NmkZB5J Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews