Appeals court permits ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention site to remain open

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 …

DeSantis says Alligator Alcatraz will remain open following court ruling

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that, following a recent court ruling, the ICE immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz will remain open.

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.

US court allows Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' to remain open for now

A lower court judge had barred the Trump administration and Florida officials last month from bringing any new migrants to the facility and for much of the site to be dismantled, effectively shutting it down

'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...