Florida, Alligator Alcatraz
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A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and Florida to effectively wind down operations at the immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz."
Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and leave the Everglades.
Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ faces shutdown before Halloween - here’s the wild backup plan
Alligator Alcatraz, Florida's migrant detention center, may close soon. A court ruling halted expansion due to environmental concerns raised by tribal groups. The facility faced criticism for overcrowding and unsanitary conditions.
The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.
"Putting people in tents in the middle of the Everglades is a great tool to make them give up their cases," said one immigration attorney
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