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Appeals court blocks judge’s order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals halted dismantling orders for the Everglades detention center, preserving Florida's $218 million investment and enabling continued immigration enforcement.
- A federal appeals court ruled to keep the immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz open, reversing a previous order for its closure.
- The court concluded the site is likely exempt from federal environmental review laws since it is state-operated and funded.
- Environmental and human rights advocates criticized the decision, claiming it enables inhumane conditions and poses severe ecological threats.
- Local and state officials, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, praised the ruling as a victory for state immigration enforcement.
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Florida’s ‘Deportation Depot’ detention center open for business, DeSantis says
Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at Grace Christian School in Valrico on Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Fresh off a court victory ordering the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center to remain open, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Baker County’s “Deportation Depot” is in operation. “Deportation Depot,” a DeSantis-coined moniker, occupies the old Baker County Correctional Facility north of Gainesville. The center …
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Alligator Alcatraz Will Remain Open after Three-Judge Panel Issues Stay The immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades will remain open and continue to take in more people after a three-judge panel put a stay on another judge’s ruling to close the facility. Florida Doctors Object to Surgeon General’s Campaign to Make Childhood Vaccinations Optional Central Florida Public Media’s Danielle Prieur spoke to teachers who also have concerns …
Appeals court permits ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention site to remain open
A federal appeals court ruled that "Alligator Alcatraz" can remain open. In a 2-to-1 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades falls under state jurisdiction, not federal. That means plaintiffs can't challenge its legality in federal court. Matter of public safety The appeals court also said keeping the facility open is a matter of "public interest." "Given that the federal governm…
Appeals court says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center can stay open - West Hawaii Today
MIAMI — An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades can remain open and the government can resume sending detainees there, after a federal appeals court ruled Thursday against a lower court’s decision effectively shutting down the facility.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday halted a lower court judge's order indefinitely closing the Florida Everglades immigration jail known as…
'Cruelty': Judges accused of 'allowing atrocities' as Trump scores major court win
Two judges appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit by President Donald Trump issued a Thursday decision that allows a newly established but already notorious immigrant detention center in Florida, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, to stay open.Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Bio...
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