This week, the Miami Herald offered the first glimpse into the conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades. Why it matters: Accounts from the facility,

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava sent a letter to Florida's attorney general requesting access and monitoring of the detention site, which was built on county land.

Trail guide John Kalafarski wears a bug shirt to fend off mosquitoes as he walks a trail in the Everglades near the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.” Kalafarski and others who live and work in the area think people have a misconception about the Everglades. They call it home. By PHOTO BY AL DIAZ