US EditionFlorida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
Judge Williams cited habitat loss affecting endangered species, including 2,000 acres lost by Florida panthers, ordering removal of fencing and lighting within 60 days to protect the Everglades ecosystem.
- On August 21, 2025, a federal judge ordered Florida to stop all new construction and to cease admitting additional detainees at the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility located in the Everglades.
- The injunction resulted from a lawsuit filed by conservation organizations and the Miccosukee Tribe, who contended that the detention facility was constructed hastily without adequate environmental assessments and poses a threat to the delicate wetlands of the Everglades.
- The center, built less than two months ago on a lightly used airport, currently holds several hundred detainees in temporary tents but was designed for up to 3,000, with extensive asphalt added during construction.
- Williams remarked that the State rushed the establishment of the detention facility without exploring other possible sites, and the court order requires the removal of fencing, lighting, and generators as the number of detainees decreases over the next 60 days.
- The ruling highlights conflicts between immigration enforcement and environmental protections, with activists applauding the decision as a landmark for protecting the Everglades' ecosystems and requiring government accountability.
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In the U.S., a court has forbidden new prisoners to be transferred to the deportation prison "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida.
Judge blocks transfers to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' effectively winding down operations
(ABC NEWS) — A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and the state of Florida to effectively wind down operations at the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” over environmental concerns. In an 82-page ruling Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams granted a preliminary injunction that prohibits the government from transferring any additional detainees to the site or…
Judge blocks 'Alligator Alcatraz' expansion; No new detainees allowed
A federal judge has slammed the brakes on "Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida's controversial immigrant detention facility in the Everglades. An injunction issued Thursday bars any new construction and blocks Florida from bringing in more detainees. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued the preliminary injunction based on National Environmental Policy Act violations. It comes after environmental groups and Native American tribes sued to stop…
Judge Orders Shutdown of Alligator Alcatraz
The federal prison on Alcatraz Island operated for 29 years before it was shut down in 1963. Its namesake in Florida might not make it to 29 weeks. In a ruling late Thursday, a federal judge in Miami gave Florida 60 days to clear out the immigration detention facility in...
Judge Williams concluded in an 82-page order that the plant is causing serious and irreparable damage to the Everglades ecosystem
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