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Florida backs ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ site, says Everglades lawsuit filed in wrong district
Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups seek to halt expansion.
Environmentalists’ lawsuit to halt ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida's top emergency official says a lawsuit to stop an immigration detention center known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades was filed in the wrong court.
Miccosukee Tribe moves to join environmental lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz
"The Tribe remains committed to ensuring its traditional lands are not used as a detention facility," the tribe said in a statement.
Miccosukee Tribe seeks lawsuit against Florida Alligator Alcatraz, citing moral obligation
An advisor to the Miccosukee Tribe says Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening his legacy as an environmentalist by leading the way on Alligator Alcatraz.
Miccosukee Tribe wants to join federal lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz detention site
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida cites "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and religious ceremonies."
Miccosukee allowed to join lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz
A federal judge in Miami said Wednesday that she will allow the Miccosukee Tribe to join a lawsuit seeking to shut down Alligator Alcatraz over allegations that the Trump and DeSantis administrations dodged regulations while building the immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ becomes lawsuit magnet
That same day, Attorney General PAM BONDI was at the original Alcatraz in San Francisco, as officials weigh reopening the facility to house federal offenders or undocumented immigrants who are facing deportation, reported Jennifer Yachnin of POLITICO’s E+E News.
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The filing Monday of a motion to intervene in the case initially brought by environmental groups signals a new level of opposition by the tribe, which is also a major political donor in the state.
Judge Considers Whether 'Alligator Alcatraz' Challenge Was Filed in Wrong Venue
Government attorneys are arguing in court that a legal challenge to a hastily-built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong jurisdiction
Court hears arguments in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ case
A legal challenge to a hastily built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong venue, government attorneys argued Wednesday in the first of two hearings over the legality of "Alligator Alcatraz" in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups.
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Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz is preventing attorney access, lawsuit says

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity on June 27 filed the lawsuit about potential environmental impacts. The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida this week filed a ...

Florida agency asks court to overturn judge's decisions on protecting manatees in northern Indian River Lagoon

The brief disputes that the department, which in recent years gained permitting authority over septic systems, has violated ...

Ron Desantis-Backed 'Alligator Alcatraz' Threatens Florida Everglades: Lawsuit

Environmental groups sued to block the detention center, calling it "not only cruel," but also a threat to the "ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect.” ...

Lawsuit filed over EPA's approval to use radioactive material for Florida road construction

In December 2024, the EPA approved a road construction project on a central Florida fertilizer manufacturer's property, using the radioactive material.