MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) -- Alligator Alcatraz is facing more legal trouble as a hearing was held Monday morning for the second federal lawsuit filed.

Lawyers behind the class action lawsuit claimed they are barred from meeting their clients at Alligator Alcatraz, and some in cases, bond hearings were cancelled.

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Civil rights attorneys are seeking a temporary restraining order against the immigration detention facility. They claim their client's constitutional rights are being violated, and it comes as 100 detainees have already been deported.

A second federal lawsuit challenging Alligator Alcatraz claimed that attorneys have gone to significant lengths to contact their clients, but are barred from doing so. During the virtual

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