Florida lawmakers visit Alligator Alcatraz for the first time after weeks of being denied entry

Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz.

Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were "inhumane" conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to be allowed in. On Saturday, protesters lined the streets as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle arrived at the site.

"We saw people, of course, yelling for help," said Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost. "We even saw someone yelling in the background, 'I'm an American citizen.'"