TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is responding to a new report that exposes conditions at the immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.

It comes after Amnesty International released a report Thursday documenting the treatment of the detainees as “cruel, inhuman and degrading.”

The report describes the conditions as unsanitary, where detainees are subjected to limited access to showers, poor quality food and water, and a lack of privacy.

The governor’s office responded to the allegations, saying, “This ‘report’ is nothing more than a politically motivated attack. None of these fabrications are true. In fact, running these allegations without any evidence whatsoever could jeopardize the safety and security of our staff and those being housed at Alligator Alcatraz.”

Report decries ‘cruel’ conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ DeSantis responds

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