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No new detainees can be brought to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' which a federal judge is effectively shutting down [View all]
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Source: CNN
A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to stop taking detainees and remove infrastructure added to the original airport site.
US Judge Kathleen Williams issued the preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit filed by environmental groups and a Native American tribe who are concerned about the impact the facility will have on the environmentally sensitive area.
The order mandates no detainees beyond those currently housed at the facility can be moved there.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-judge-restraining-order
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