Florida, judge and Alligator Alcatraz
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Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.
Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and leave the Everglades.
Florida's controversial migrant detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, is at risk of shutdown ahead of Halloween following a federal court ruling. The facility's expansion is blocked due to environmental concerns raised by local tribes and activists.
The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.
A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for asylum or give it up to hopefully put an end to his extended stay at the makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades.
"Putting people in tents in the middle of the Everglades is a great tool to make them give up their cases," said one immigration attorney
A Florida federal judge heard arguments about the conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Everglades but gave no ruling or injunction.
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