US EditionJudge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
Judge Ruiz ruled claims about detainees' lack of confidential legal access moot after Krome North Processing Center was designated for hearings and transferred the case for venue reasons.
- On August 12, a federal judge in Miami partially rejected a lawsuit concerning the rights of detainees held at the Alligator Alcatraz facility, an immigration detention site located in the Florida Everglades, and transferred the case to another court.
- The lawsuit followed arrival of detainees and raised claims about access to lawyers and hearings, while state and federal governments argued the southern district of Florida was the wrong venue.
- Judge Rodolfo Ruiz issued a 47-page ruling late Monday concluding that the Trump administration’s recent designation of the immigration detention facility close to Miami made the detainees' access claims moot, and he approved transferring the case to Florida’s middle district.
- On August 7, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams imposed a 14-day suspension on construction at the detention center due to lawsuits from environmental groups and indicated she intends to deliver a decision prior to the conclusion of the pause.
- Civil rights attorneys continue seeking injunctions to secure detainees' lawyer access amid jurisdiction disputes, suggesting ongoing legal challenges at the Everglades detention center.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Court dismisses part of 'Alligator Alcatraz' case
MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," and then moved the remaining…
Beatrice Daily Sun
The Quad-City TimesCourt dismisses part of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ case
MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” and then moved the remaining…
A federal judge dismisses part of a lawsuit over the rights of detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
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