US EditionAppeals court blocks judge’s order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
- On Thursday, a federal appeals court put on hold a lower court’s directive requiring Florida authorities to shut down and dismantle the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.
- This ruling followed U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' injunction last month ordering the cessation of facility expansion and removal of fences and equipment over environmental concerns.
- The detention site, built rapidly on an abandoned airstrip by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, faces multiple lawsuits citing environmental violations and limited attorney access for detainees.
- The 2-1 decision by the appeals court panel indicated that officials are likely to demonstrate the site does not fall under federal environmental regulations, with the ruling being praised by DHS as a positive outcome for the public interest, legal principles, and practical judgment.
- The ruling allows Alligator Alcatraz to remain operational during the ongoing legal challenge, with Florida planning to resume detainee admissions if the block on dismantling holds.
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Appeals Court Blocks ‘Alcatraz’ Ruling
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the DeSantis and Trump administrations, a federal appeals-court panel Thursday put on hold a judge’s ruling requiring the wind-down of operations at a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a preliminary injunction issued last month by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams and could…
US court allows Florida detention center to remain open while case progresses
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Thursday that the temporary migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can remain open while the case moves through federal appeal. The order removed a preliminary injunction issued in August by the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The injunction had halted expansion of the facility on the grounds that federal defendants had failed…
US appeals court temporarily halts judge’s order to shut down 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals approves requests from Florida, US Department of Homeland Security to pause district court’s preliminary injunction, which had ordered site to wind down within 60 days - Anadolu Ajansı
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