The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege "rights violations and dehumanizing treatment" there.

Environmental groups and locals including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida say the center is a big problem.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rebuffed criticism of poor conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center, by saying people housed there have the option to self-deport instead. DeSantis said the U.