Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm over what they say is a “catastrophe” unfolding at the remote site of the state-manage controversial immigration detention facility.

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it would allocate over $600M in grants to states willing to build migrant detention centers modeled after 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

It also says the project violates the National Environmental Policy Act, as it kicked off without any environmental review and didn't account for other federal statutes, like the Endangered Species Act, or state land-use laws. The suit notes that the public also didn't receive an opportunity to make their voices heard on the matter.

In a letter to the Florida Division of Emergency Management on Friday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava cited concerns over "troubling" conditions at the site and stressed that Miami-Dade officials are entitled to access since the land is county-owned.

More than 100 emails obtained exclusively by Tallahassee-based reporter Kate Payne revealed how local officials in southwest Florida were blindsided by