US EditionJudge Halts Further Construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center
The judge cited violations of environmental laws and poor detainee conditions as reasons for the order to dismantle the migrant center within 60 days.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams ordered removal of temporary fencing, lighting, generators and sewage systems at Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days, barred new detainees and mandated relocation of current ones.
- The court found the project ignored NEPA requirements after Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Miccosukee Tribe sued alleging construction proceeded without required environmental review, causing habitat loss and risks to Everglades species.
- Built in just eight days, the site reportedly featured bunk beds, wire cages and tents; detainees reported poor conditions, with Luis Gonzalez saying, `They don't even treat animals like this, this is like torture`.
- The ruling is preliminary and now subject to ongoing appeals; the State of Florida and Florida Division of Emergency Management filed to stay the order after the Aug 7 temporary restraining order halted construction.
- Former President Donald Trump promoted the site last month, joking `You have a lot of bodyguards and a lot of cops that are in the form of alligators`; it was planned for 3,000 detainees at $US450 million annually, impacting Florida panther habitat.
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A court has ordered the closure of the notorious "Alligator Alcatraz", but the verdict has nothing to do with Trump's migration policy.
Florida Governor Says He Is Undeterred by Court Ruling on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida vowed on Friday to defend an immigration detention center in the Everglades despite a federal judge’s order that it be shut down. Mr. DeSantis did not address the judge’s findings that the construction of the detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, violated a federal law requiring a review of potential environmental harms before such projects are built. “We had a judge try to upset the apple cart with respect …
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A judge has ordered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering that its operations wind down within two months.
A judge has ordered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to wind down operations. What happens now?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering that its operations wind down within two months.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami wrote in her 82-page order late Thursday that Florida officials never sufficiently explained why an immigration detention center needed to be located in the middle of sensi…
Federal Judge Now Orders Closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Jail
In a significant blow to the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies, a federal judge in Miami has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the immediate halt to operations at the notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center. The facility, located at the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades, must cease accepting new detainees and begin dismantling key infrastructure within 60…
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