U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is calling for Texas to build a detention center modeled after Florida's already infamous "Alligator Alcatraz" facility-a controversial detention center that has received widespread backlash for its alleged inhumane conditions.

Alligator Alcatraz is the temporary migrant detention center in the Big Cypress Preserve near the Florida Everglades.

Levine Cava’s letter highlighted her concerns about inhumane conditions for detainees, referencing a Miami Herald news story about a 15-year-old who was briefly housed at the site.