Everglades

While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods. Officials deny the charge.

It’s not clear how Critical Response Strategies landed the work or whether it previously handled managing a detention facility. However, staffers from the firm have a visible presence at the center.

The eight Democrats said they introduced the "No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

The class action claims detention officials have “made it virtually impossible for detainees, or their counsel, to file documents required to contest their detention with the immigration court.”

Members of the Miccosukee Tribe are trying to join a lawsuit challenging an immigrant detention center in the Everglades.

The Everglades immigrant detention facility has come under fire by Democratic lawmakers who toured it over the weekend and reported harsh and horrific conditions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis provided no materials explaining how he concluded Alligator Alcatraz has "zero impact." Environmental groups filed a lawsuit for failing to conduct an environmental assessment.

A DHS official dismissed the report by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times, saying many of the detainees counted as '"noncriminals" are "terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters and more" without U.S. rap sheets.

For the first three days of the Florida Python Hunt, people can learn how to catch the invasive Burmese python. Officials say, since the snake is so elusive, this could be the only chance for many to actually hold the snake.

Worms in the food. Toilets that don't flush. Floors flooded with fecal waste. Lack of access to attorneys and medical care. These are the conditions described by some detainees at the immigration facility.

The Center for Biological Diversity put federal and state agencies on notice, saying they violated federal laws while constructing an immigrant detention center in the Everglades. Agencies have 60 days to comply or the group will file suit.

The annual event to combat the invasive Burmese python begins Friday in multiple locations, including the Everglades where it is most prevalent.