Florida state and federal lawmakers have been invited to tour “Alligator Alcatraz” after state Democratic legislators got turned away from the Everglades migrant detention facility a week ago.
An email notification about the tour went out Wednesday from Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, according to a copy obtained by POLITICO. The email invited elected officials — but not staff or other visitors — to tour the facility Saturday and to RSVP no later than noon Friday.
Emergency division spokesperson Stephanie Hartman said the invitation went out to all legislators and all the members of Florida’s congressional delegation.
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“This is a proactive initiative of DEM for legislators to tour the facility,” Hartman wrote in an email.
