‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to stay open for now as panel pauses federal judge’s ruling
An appeals court on Thursday blocked a federal judge’s order to close Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility.
Judge to soon decide whether ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were unlawfully kept from attorneys
While the operation of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Everglades appears to be over, a judge will soon decide whether the detainees who were kept there were unlawfully kept from their attorneys.
Efforts continue to ramp down at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ but questions remain
Tractor trailers going in and out has become a common scene at the rural Everglades detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’
Judge’s ruling against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center could affect detainee rights case
A federal judge’s order to shut down a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades is already reverberating beyond environmental law — with another judge set to weigh how the ruling could impact a separate case over detainees’ legal rights.
Closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center can proceed, judge says
An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz ” must keep moving toward shutting down operations by late October, a judge has ruled, even as the state and federal governments fight that decision.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she wants transparency on Alligator Alcatraz
At the prospect of Alligator Alcatraz closing, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said, “Good riddance!”
Push for transparency continues as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ fights to stay operational
It is not just immigrants, but public information that also appears to be detained within the tents of Alligator Alcatraz.
New federal lawsuit filed by ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee looks to halt all new arrivals
A third federal lawsuit has been filed surrounding the temporary makeshift detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’
Florida AG says state will ‘continue operating’ facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ despite judge ruling
The effort to reverse a judge’s ruling to shutdown ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is ramping up.
Miami-Dade mayor calls Alligator Alcatraz ‘reckless and dangerous’ after judge’s shut down order
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.
Congressman on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tours: ‘Deliberate cruelty packaged for optics’
On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost, a Cuban-American Democrat from Central Florida, returned to the remote state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades state officials call ‘Alligator Alcatraz.”
Civil rights attorneys mark victory for Alligator Alcatraz detainees
After a hearing in federal court on Monday in Downtown Miami, civil rights attorneys said there was more clarity about the migrant detainees’ legal recourse while held in Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades.
Arguments to continue in Miami in federal lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz
A federal judge in Miami will continue to hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at Florida’s temporary immigrant detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz have been denied their legal rights.
Mass service at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ calls for justice for families in detention
More than a hundred people gathered outside the Everglades Detention Center, also known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” Saturday for a milestone Mass hosted by Father Frank O’Laughlin.
Federal judge will decide if ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can remain open
Months of debate has left the future of the ICE detention facility known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the hands of a federal judge.
Hearings continue as environmental advocates push for closure of Alligator Alcatraz
The judge who ruled against new construction at the immigration detention center in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz is being asked to shut down the entire camp.
Sunday prayer vigil planned outside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge halts construction
Sunday afternoon, people are planning to gather at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for a weekly vigil outside the immigrant detention facility.
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction of an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws.