By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, Dalia Faheid(CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed “Alligator ...

A new detention facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” is now operational in the Florida Everglades, but not everyone is being allowed inside for a look at the conditions.

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to inspect the Everglades facility.

The first people have been shuttled into the newly opened detention facility in the Florida Everglades. Authorities reveal ...