One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.

A detainee at the Florida immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz has been on hunger strike for at least nine days, the latest in a string of detainees to allege being mistreated at the prison in the Everglades.

A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" has entered its ninth day.

Governor Ron DeSantis is facing questions about evacuation plans for Alligator Alcatraz, should a hurricane approach.

The Everglades facility has faced a barrage of questions about how detainees would be kept safe in the hurricane-prone area.