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Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says
- On Monday, new court documents filed by the state and federal government say constitutional complaints against Alligator Alcatraz stem from a clerical error in visitation policies that has since been corrected.
- On Monday, court filings from the state and federal government say complaints about 'Alligator Alcatraz' stemmed from a clerical error in visitation policies that was corrected, and immigration attorneys like Anna Weiser and Nicolas Aguado have publicly complained for months about a prior three-business-day documents requirement that impeded access.
- Saunders provided emails showing Aguado's law firm arranged visits without the three-day wait, but early-September emails still asked Aguado's assistant to submit a visitation request form.
- In early September, a federal appellate court panel in Atlanta issued a stay on U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' wind-down order, while earlier this month federal officials confirmed Florida's $608 million reimbursement after the state failed to disclose its Aug. 7 funding application to the courts.
- Friends of the Everglades filed a public records lawsuit seeking communications withheld since June, while judges' Sept. 4 stay order warned an environmental impact statement may be required.
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Friends of the Everglades sues Florida over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ records
Friends of the Everglades filed suit against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging the agency is withholding public records tied to the state’s Everglades immigration detention center, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to court records obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.
·Miami, United States
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Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says
Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
·Orlando, United States
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Florida officials didn't disclose funding request for 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility, lawsuit says
Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
·United States
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