Florida lawmakers have voiced their concern over the possibility, and five were recently denied entry into the facility.

Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.

The first group of migrants has arrived at “Alligator Alcatraz”, Donald Trump’s new immigration detention centre deep in the Florida Everglades. Aerial footage filmed by NBC News showed officials walking people, who appeared to have their hands restrained in front of them, into the sprawling detention centre.