US EditionJudge weighs detainees’ legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
Environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe filed suit over the immigration center, with construction paused until a judge issues a permanent ruling, expected this week.
- A federal judge will hear arguments regarding the legal rights of detainees at a detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
- Civil rights attorneys claim that detainees lack confidential access to their lawyers, which Florida officials dispute.
- The state has stated that all requests for meetings with attorneys have been granted since July 15, but the attorneys argue these meetings lack privacy.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to open a second immigration detention facility, termed 'Deportation Depot.
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Judge weighs detainees' legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades
A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. This is the second lawsuit challenging practices at the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” On Monday, civil rights…
Medical emergency at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ highlights neglect, advocates say
When Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez collapsed in his unit at Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center and was taken to the hospital on Aug. 5, detainees pounded on the metal bars of their cages and shouted for help. One detainee who witnessed what happened shared details of the incident in a phone call with his fiancée, along with allegations of abuse at the facility. Prism obtained a recording of their conversation f…
By Devon Sayers, CNN Lawyers representing detainees at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center will be in federal court Monday seeking to allow the detainees to meet with their lawyers.
By Devon Sayers, CNN Lawyers representing detainees at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center will be in federal court Monday seeking to allow the detainees to meet with their lawyers.
Hearing to fight legal 'black hole' for detainees held at 'Alligator Alcatraz' ends without immediate ruling
A federal judge heard arguments Monday but declined to make an immediate ruling about the legal conditions of detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz."U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II heard arguments over detainee access to attorneys, if a clear immigration court was assigned for those held at the camp, and if the case was filed in the correct federal court. What's at stake in Monday's Alligator Alcatraz hearing"There have been a lot of changes on t…
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