US EditionJudge considers whether Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law
FLORIDA EVERGLADES, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 6 – Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe claim the detention center threatens endangered species and tribal lands due to skipped federal environmental reviews under NEPA, risking irreversible damage.
- On August 6 in Miami, U.S. District Court will hold a hearing to consider a lawsuit challenging Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center located in the Everglades.
- The lawsuit, initiated by Friends of the Everglades, alleges that state and federal officials failed to properly assess the environmental consequences in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, enacted 55 years ago.
- Conservation advocates along with the Miccosukee Tribe are requesting a preliminary injunction to pause both the operation and continued construction of the state-established detention center located near ecologically sensitive wetlands.
- Opponents warn the project threatens protected plants and reverses billions in restoration, while Florida officials argue the site at an airstrip with a 10,500-foot runway is ideal for federal immigration enforcement.
- The hearing's outcome may determine whether construction continues amid jurisdiction disputes and claims that federal agencies improperly authorized the project without proper environmental review.
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Hearing begins to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over environmental concerns
The immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” got its nickname from a wild animal, and now it could be shut down over wild animals. A hearing began Wednesday in a Miami federal courthouse after environmental advocates filed suit to get the facility shut down. Environmental concerns Multiple environmental groups filed the suit, accusing state and federal agencies of violating the National Environmental Policy Act. The law require…
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Times-NewsJudge hears arguments against Fla. ‘Alcatraz’
MIAMI — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center — built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — because it didn’t follow environmental laws.
Judge considers whether Alligator Alcatraz violates environmental law
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Everglades and dubbed Alligator Alcatraz because it didn’t follow environmental laws. Until the laws are followed, environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe said U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams should issue a preliminary injunction to halt operations and further construction. The suit claims the proj…
MIAMI — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether construction of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, nicknamed “Alcatraz of the Lizard,” should be halted for failing to comply with environmental laws.
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