Lawmakers Allege Executive Overreach in Blocking Access to Detention Facility Five Democratic lawmakers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis (R), alleging he overstepped his authority by denying them entry to a state-run migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz.

State Sen. Shevrin Jones, D-Miami Gardens, state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, along with state Reps. Dr. Anna V. Eskamani, D-Orlando, Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, and Michele Rayner, D-St.

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Five state Democratic lawmakers, who were denied entry to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” earlier this month, sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Thursday, arguing he didn’t have the authority to block their effort to conduct oversight of the migrant detention facility.