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Attorneys Urge Judge to Visit Florida Detention Center to Assess Detainees’ Access to Lawyers

Detainees' attorneys requested an unscheduled, in-person visit to the Florida Everglades immigration detention center within the next two months to assess lawyer access, on Friday.
Citing conditions at the facility, lawyers argue the detainees' federal lawsuit alleges visits require three-day booking, transfers after appointments, and delays prevented meetings before key deadlines, last week.
State attorneys objected to a judicial visit, saying a federal judge lacks authority to inspect a state facility and last week a judge denied a preliminary injunction to close it.
Legal questions about environmental review and access mean a federal judge in Miami’s winding down operations order remains part of ongoing litigation, and as of Monday the unscheduled site visit request remains unresolved.

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Attorneys urge judge to visit detention site

ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" want a federal judge to make an unscheduled, in-person visit to the facility to see firsthand if they are getting sufficient…

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