Appeals Court Blocks Judge’s Order to Tear Down Alligator Alcatraz
The order marks a temporary victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.
The order marks a temporary victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.
A federal judge recently ordered the state to begin dismantling the hastily constructed facility in the Everglades.
In June, the county wanted no part of a suit to shutter Alligator Alcatraz. Now Daniella Levine Cava is cheering its demise.
The ruling prohibits the state from admitting new detainees to the site and requires officials to begin tearing it down.
It’s part of Florida Immigrant Coalition’s ongoing campaign against Alligator Alcatraz.
“We won’t back down to the radical left,” Florida GOP posted on X, announcing the merch days before it disappeared.
A Home Depot spokesperson says the company did not give the Florida GOP permission to use its orange logo and branding.
Florida plans to convert a closed northeast prison into a new immigration detention center.
“People get caught up in the names, and they think it becomes a joke. I don’t think what we’re doing is a joke.”
If there’s an infectious disease spreading at the facility, the state refuses to say so.
A Trump-appointed judge gave officials until Thursday to prove they can legally detain migrants in the Everglades.
State officials have repeatedly insisted the detention center would be temporary.
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Six-figure pay, Trump-themed ads, and the rise of Alligator Alcatraz reflect a fresh surge in immigration enforcement hiring.
The signs are meant to welcome Congressmen Díaz-Balart and Giménez as they return for the August congressional recess.
Several ambulances bearing the National Health Transport (NHT) logo were recently spotted leaving the detention center.
A heckler at Governor Ron DeSantis’ Manatee County press conference had some thought-provoking comments.
Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.
“Nobody knows where he’s at,” Sonia Bichara tells New Times.
They joined protesters in urging Miami-Dade County officials to immediately evacuate and close the facility.
Activists worry that Alligator Alcatraz is polluting Big Cypress Preserve’s dark skies, endangering its protected species.
Indigenous youth and immigrant-rights organizers unite to oppose the Everglades facility, erected with emergency powers.