Trump admin. moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz" after judge orders facility operations to wind down

Trump admin. moving detainees out of “Alligator Alcatraz” after judge orders facility operations to wind down

The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a…

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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order on Alligator Alcatraz, pausing construction for 14 days

Judge blocks Trump administration from expanding Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” over environmental concerns

A federal judge on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt to new construction at an immigration detention facility that Florida officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and barred any new detainees from being brought to the site, siding with environmental groups who said the facility is endangering the Everglades and its wildlife. The decision is a setback for…

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