COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The effort to reverse a judge’s ruling to shutdown ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is ramping up.
Currently, the state of Florida is requesting the court halt a judge’s recent decision to dismantle the embattled migrant detention center within 60 days.
The decision came after environmentalists filed a lawsuit claiming the state bypassed a federal mandate requiring a study to determine the impact on the Everglades.
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier spoke to Local 10 News over the phone, saying he’s standing firm in his position and has already filed a notice to appeal.
“We’re going to continue operating the facility,” he said. “We believe that it’s a fully lawful facility. This is an effort by environmentalists, by the left, by Democrats and by honestly this judge, to stall our immigration enforcement efforts. They do not like the deportations.”
The state is requesting the court to halt the order to shut down the site by Monday at 5 p.m.
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