US EditionEnvironmental Groups Urge Appeals Court Panel to Lift Halt on Closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The groups say 3 appellate judges should reinstate a lower court order after Florida received $608 million in federal funding for the site.
- On Tuesday, environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court order requiring the closure of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in the Florida Everglades.
- State officials opened the detention center last summer to support President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, but a federal district judge in Miami ordered its closure in mid-August after officials failed to conduct a required environmental impact review.
- FEMA approved $608 million in federal funding for the center in late September, though state attorney Jesse Panuccio argued the state maintains control, while environmental groups' counsel contended federal funding triggers compliance obligations.
- The detention center remains open holding detainees as three appellate judges in Miami questioned the scope of federal control during oral arguments, with no timeline provided for their decision.
- Paul Schwiep, attorney for Friends of the Everglades and Center for Biological Diversity, argued immigration is constitutionally a federal function, while a federal judge in Fort Myers separately ruled detainees must receive confidential attorney calls.
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Panel weighs future of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as environmentalists seek closure
A panel of judges with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether to reinstate an injunction that would halt construction and operations at the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court’s order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked the panel of a federal appeals court to lift the temporary suspension to a lower court order ordering state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of Florida’s Everglades, known as “Alcatraz de los caimanes.”
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