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ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 8 – The updated agreement clarifies authority and detainee attorney access at the Everglades facility amid lawsuits and environmental construction halts, with capacity for 3,000 detainees.
- Florida opened Alligator Alcatraz, a detention center in the Everglades for up to 3,000 immigration detainees, at the beginning of July 2025.
- This followed a 2020 agreement between Florida Department of Corrections and ICE, updated this week to cover detainees at non-correctional sites like Alligator Alcatraz.
- The state started video-conferencing for detainees to meet attorneys on July 15, and allowed in-person visits beginning July 28, while disputing claims that meetings were denied.
- U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz ordered officials to produce agreements clarifying legal detention authority, while another judge halted construction for two weeks pending environmental review.
- The updated agreement requires Florida to provide ICE with names and bios of those in authority, allowing ICE to veto unsuitable individuals and demand detainee custody returns.
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