US EditionAttorneys for Alligator Alcatraz detainees claim no access, seek restraining order
Civil rights attorneys claim detainees face restricted legal access and inhumane conditions at the facility holding approximately 900 migrants, prompting urgent judicial review.
- Last month, President Donald Trump toured Alligator Alcatraz and suggested it could model future detention centers, with U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials supporting expanded capacity nationwide.
- Built two months ago at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, Everglades, the center has 2,000 beds expandable to 4,000 and operates under the 287 program.
- Civil rights attorneys say detainees at Alligator Alcatraz lack confidential lawyer access, face pressured voluntary removals, and U.S. immigration courts cancel bond hearings citing jurisdiction issues.
- On Aug. 7, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 14-day halt to construction, while U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II fast-tracked an Aug. 18 hearing and the federal government sought a stay of Williams's order.
- Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe sued last month, alleging officials bypassed environmental-impact reviews; Friends of the Everglades called it an "Everglades catastrophe," while U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II pressed for clarity on legal jurisdiction and the 287 agreement.
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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center must shut down, judge rules
An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed " Alligator Alcatraz " must keep moving toward shutting down operations by late October, a judge has ruled, even as the state and federal governments fight that decision.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams late Wednesday denied requests to pause her order to wind down operations at the facility, which has been plagued by reports of unsanitary conditions and detainees being cut of…
Federal court hearing to fight legal ‘black hole’ for detainees held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ends without immediate ruling
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Miami (CNN) — A court hearing on behalf of detainees held at the controversial makeshift immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” seeking to allow them to meet with attorneys has begun. The hearing began at 10 a.m. ET. The attorneys from groups including the ACLU, the US Immigration Law Counsel and Florida Keys Immigration filed a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Flori…
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Judge hearing arguments over whether 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees are being deprived of due process
The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on August 03, 2025 in Ochopee, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (MIAMI) — After weeks of complaints from detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” that they lack access to their attorneys, a federal judge in Miami will consider whether noncitizens housed at the temporar…
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Attorneys warn of ‘black hole’ for detainees with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ case due for hearing Monday
(CNN) — Attorneys representing detainees held at the controversial makeshift immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” are in federal court Monday seeking to allow detainees to meet with attorneys.
Hearing to fight legal ‘black hole’ for detainees held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ underway in federal court | News Channel 3-12
CNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, WSVN By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Miami (CNN) — A court hearing on behalf of detainees held at the controversial makeshift immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” seeking to allow them to meet with attorneys has begun. The hearing began at 10 a.m. ET. The attorneys from groups including the ACLU, the US Immigration Law Counsel and Florida Keys Immigration filed a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Securit…
What You Need to Know About "Alligator Alcatraz"
Deep in the Florida Everglades, a new immigration detention facility has appeared almost overnight. It’s the latest example of the Trump administration’s extreme approach to immigration enforcement, and it’s drawing significant, well-deserved outrage. In just eight days, a former airstrip was converted into a large-scale immigration detention facility that now holds more than 700 detainees. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier dubbed it “Alli…
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