Environmental Groups Sue To Block Alligator Alcatraz

The Associated Press reports:

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.

The lawsuit seeks to halt the project until it undergoes a stringent environmental review as required by federal law. There is also supposed to be a chance for public comment, according to the lawsuit filed in Miami federal court.

The center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to begin processing people who entered the U.S. illegally as soon as next week, the governor said Friday on “Fox and Friends.” The lawsuit names several federal and state agencies as defendants.

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Our un-elected AG’s $450M plan to throw migrants in Everglades detainment camps was timed to avoid legislative oversight, get Trump’s attention, and distract from his Medicaid $$ laundering scheme + contempt of court . It’s also dangerous, inhumane and not who we are as a state. pic.twitter.com/VhrtjKde3O

— Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) June 26, 2025

BREAKING: Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center being built in the Florida Everglades. https://t.co/p8KqAw3yIR

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 27, 2025