Florida, Alligator Alcatraz
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledges to continue deportations through 'Alligator Alcatraz' after judge's ruling to vacate the property.
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.
The days at “Alligator Alcatraz” may be numbered after a federal judge ordered the state to begin winding down operations at the detention center within two months.
The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.
Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and leave the Everglades.
Although a federal judge in Miami ordered their case be moved to another Florida district, the ACLU and other plaintiffs suing the controversial migrant detention facility over access to attorneys insist they'll win the litigation - and that they have already been handed "an important victory.