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Appeals court keeps ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open, rejecting need for federal environmental review
The panel said Florida built and controls the detention center, so federal environmental review rules do not apply.
- On Tuesday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alligator Alcatraz will remain open, overturning a previous order requiring the Florida-run facility to wind down operations for failing federal environmental reviews.
- Judges determined the facility is not under federal control because Florida constructed and funded the center entirely at state expense, exempting it from federal environmental impact review requirements.
- In a dissent, Judge Nancy Abudu argued immigration remains "uniquely and exclusively within the federal government's domain," contending the facility could not have been built without federal requests.
- Earlier this month, a lawyer for two detainees alleged guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed individuals at the center, which opened last summer to support President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
- Friends and the Center for Biological Diversity vowed to continue fighting as the case returns to district court, with Eve Samples, executive director of Friends, stating "This fight is far from over.
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Appeals court rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open, rejecting push for federal environmental impact review
"Alligator Alcatraz," an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, can remain open, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge's order for the facility to wind down operations for failing to comply with federal environmental law.In a 2-1 decision, the majority on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals found the state-run facility was not under federal control and was not subject to federal law req…
Appeals court rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open, rejecting push for federal environmental impact review
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, can remain open, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge’s order for the facility to wind down operations for failing to comply with federal environmental law. In a 2-1 decision, the majority on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals found the state-run facility was not under federa…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Can Continue Operating, Appeals Court Says
A federal appeals court on Tuesday pulled a judge’s previous order to dismantle the high-profile detention center in the Florida Everglades for illegal immigrants, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a 2–1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit sided with the Trump administration’s argument that there was minimal federal involvement in the facility’s construction, so a federal environmental review was not warranted. “Using state em…
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Appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rejecting need for federal environmental review
An appeals court has decided that an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open.
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