Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, PhD

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In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered part of the Pulse memorial painted over. That’s why we’re calling on everyone in Orlando to show up for a peaceful gathering today at the Pulse Memorial at 6:00pm ET.

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NEW: Florida has filed its response, saying all people held at the Everglades detention camp are being held under a 287(g) agreement with ICE — but the documents they filed in court DO NOT include any such agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which is operating the facility.

Last night on the @deanobeidallah.bsky.social show, @annaforflorida.bsky.social talked about the horrific conditions at Alligator Alcatraz.

@annaforflorida.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm about this but it’s great seeing the details and receipts. Thank u.

A top aide to Ron DeSantis just admitted that the administration is breaking the law by hiding contracts connected to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration detention facility it built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.

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What terrible news. It's exactly what I was talking about in this thread I posted last week on mosquitoes in concentration camp history and the likelihood of that history repeating in the Everglades today. bsky.app/profile/andr...

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We’re not slowing down at #TeamAnna! We didn’t have a publicly facing canvass this weekend but we’re still knocking on doors this morning and earlier this week we hosted a virtual phone bank to help renew vote-by-mail ballots!

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Example of before and after when the contracts were re-uploaded 😐

The hourly rates paid for by taxpayers to staff the Everglades detention camp are more than what we pay teachers in Florida. Just horrible priorities as usual from our state government.

Not sus at all. 😒 I’m grateful for @annaforflorida.bsky.social’s diligence regarding this. She hasn’t let up. Kinda feeling proud of some of our dem state reps fighting this hard.

Update on this — contracts were posted back online this morning…. But only their cover sheets! Which is basically nothing!

Trump's effort to distance from Epstein complicated by his deep ties to Epstein Wriggling out of this jam is failing so far.

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If you’re wondering how much public money the state is spending to staff this immigrant detention center in the middle of the Everglades, look no further as we have the contract for CRS (Critical Response Strategy). They are the ones “managing” the facility.

Nothing to see here folks — just $11,000,000 being spent of YOUR taxpayer money to build a NEW ROAD in the middle of the EVERGLADES for this detention center currently caging hundreds of immigrants with NO criminal charge.

I refuse to normalize this dangerous grift.

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We were scheduled to be there but had to head to South Florida to conduct whatever oversight we could at the Everglades Immigrant Detention Center and it means the world to me that even in our absence y’all held it down.

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Wow. My heart is so full by the incredible turnout at yesterday’s Day of Action Canvass hosted in partnership with @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and the Orange County Democrats.

Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.

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“Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States have ended up at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility that state and federal officials have characterized as a place where “vicious” and “deranged psychopaths” are sent before they get deported…”

@annaforflorida.bsky.social today after her ‘tour’ of the Ochopee/Everglades concentration camp “Alligator Alcatraz”.

@annaforflorida.bsky.social team is very active on insta, and they’ve got local events happening, I bet they’d be a great source to distribute these on the ground ✊🏻

"State Rep. @annaforflorida.bsky.social , D-Orlando, said she’s had more freedom on visits to state prisons where she’s always allowed to speak with inmates. Talking with detainees about living conditions is the most important part of a tour, Eskamani said."

We need to do this till we drop if we're gonna have any chance at freedom again.

YouTube video by Representative Anna V. Eskamani Democratic lawmakers denied entrance to ‘Aligator Alcatraz’

@annaforflorida.bsky.social criticized the facility, saying, “This process has occurred with no transparency whatsoever, with Governor Ron DeSantis handing out contracts to his friends to build what is essentially a concentration camp.”

@annaforflorida.bsky.social TY Anna for the Good Fight. God Bless💙🙏💪

In its rush to open an immigrant detention camp in the middle of the Florida Everglades, the DeSantis administration used its emergency powers to suspend laws around minimum qualifications for law enforcement officers, truck driver safety, and permitting for portable toilets. Accordingly, for the duration of Exccutive Order 23-03, including any extentions thercof, and pursuant so the authority delegated to me thereby, I hereby suspeod the effect of the above- This Onder is effoctive immodiately and shall expice en the same date that Execurive Order 23-03, as extended, expires. (d) Except as provided in s. 316.228 for rear overhang lighting and flagging requirements fol ntrastate operations, the requirements of this section supersede all other safety requirements of 2. For any period after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to drivers of utility service vehicies as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.2. (c) Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle sotely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require olacarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive after having been on duty more than 70 or, if a contractor-employed correctional officer, have documentation of his or her processed fingerprints on file with the Department of Corrections or the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. The department shall retain and enter into the statewide automated biometric identification system authorized by s. 943.05 all fingerprints submitted to the department as required by this section. Thereafter, the fingerprints shall be available for all purposes and uses authorized for arrest fingerprints entered in the statewide automated biometric identification system pursuant to s. 243,051. The department shall search all arrest fingerprints recelved pursuant to s. 943.051 agalnst the fingerpr…

NOW, THEREFORE, L, KEVIN GUTHKIE, pursuant to Sections 2 and 4 of Executive Order 23-03 and section 252.36(1)(a) and (6)(a), Florida Statutes, find that strict compliance with the following statutes and rules would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the emergency: 1) Section 316.302(2), Florida Statutes, as it applies to vehicles engaged solely in intrastate commerce and requires placarding information provided by 49 C.F.R. part 172; and 2) Rule 62-6.0101(3), Florida Administrative Code; and 3) Section 943.13(S)-(8), Florida Statutes. Accordingly, for the duration of Executive Order 23-03, including any extensions thereof, and pursuant to the authority delegated to me thereby, I hereby suspend the effect of the above-referenced statutes and rules. This Order is effective immediately and shall expire on the same date that Executive Order 23-03, as extended, expires. 2 By Order of the State Coordinating Officer executed this 28th day of June, 2025, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. 94/16 Kevin Guthrie State Coordinating Officer Florida Division of Emergency Management

CUKKCCIIUINS CIVUKLCMCIVI •• • 3 Officers' minimum qualifications for employment or appointment.- On or a October 1, 1984, any person employed or appointed as a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law enforcement officer or correctional officer; on or after October 1, 1986, any person employed as a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary correctional probation officer; and on or after October 1, 1986, any person employed as a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary correctional officer by a private entity under contract to the Department of Corrections or to a county commission shall: (1) Be at least 19 years of age, except that any person employed as a full-time, a part-time, or an auxiliary correctional officer must be at least 18 years of age. (2) Be a citizen of the United States, notwithstanding any law of the state to the contrary. (3) Be a high school graduate or its "equivalent" as the commission has defined the term by rule. (4) Not have been convicted of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement, or have received a dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the United States. Any person who, after July 1, 1981, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement is not eligible for employment or appointment as an officer, notwithstanding suspension of sentence or withholding of adjudication. Notwithstanding this subsection, any person who has pled nolo contendere to a misdemeanor involving a false statement, prior to December 1, 1985, and has had such record sealed or expunged shall not be deemed ineligible for employment or appointment as an officer. (5) Have documentation of his or her processed fingerprints on file with the employing agency or, if a contractor-employed correctional officer, have documentation of his or her processed fingerprints on file with the Department of Corrections or the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. The …

venices that dre engaged In murastate commerce are subject to the futes and regutations contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382-386 and 390-397, as such rules and regulations existed on December 31, 2023. (c) The emergency exceptions provided by 49 C.F.R. s. 392.82 also apply to communications by utility drivers and utility contractor drivers during a Level 1 activation of the State Emergency Operations Center, as provided in the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management plan, or during a state of emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor. (d) Except as provided in s. 316.228 for rear overhang lighting and flagging requirements for intrastate operations, the requirements of this section supersede all other safety requirements of this chapter for commercial motor vehicles. (2)(a) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 need not comply with 49 C.F.R. ss. 391.11(b)(1) and 395.3. (b) Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive: 1. More than 12 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or 2. For any period after the end of the 16th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to drivers of utility service vehicles as defined in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.2. (c) Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. s. 395.1, a person who operates a commercial motor vehicle solely in intrastate commerce not transporting any hazardous material in amounts that require placarding pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 172 may not drive after having been on duty more than 70 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days or more than 80 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the motor carri…

Per @annaforflorida.bsky.social “In its rush to open an immigrant detention camp in the middle of the Florida Everglades, the DeSantis administration used its emergency powers to suspend laws around minimum qualifications for LEOs, truck driver safety, and permitting for portable toilets.“

Amazing canvass turnout — and during a holiday weekend too! 🥹

Thank you Team Anna, things are really hard right now but you showing up helps to keep us grounded and focused. Onward!

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We are on our way to the Everglades immigration detention center built by your tax dollars and without any transparency. As state lawmakers, we have both the right and the responsibility to conduct oversight and we will be demanding full access.