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Environmental groups file lawsuit to stop 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
Environmental Groups filed a lawsuit against the state and ICE to "halt the unlawful construction of a prison in the heart of the Everglades."
'Alligator Alcatraz' detention site in Everglades draws protests
Several hundred demonstrators protested plans for an immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," that is being constructed on an abandoned airstrip in Florida's Everglades.
Debate over 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center a personal one for members of Miccosukee and Seminole tribes
The constant rumbling of passing dump trucks drowns out the once familiar chirping of birds at the family home of Mae’anna Osceola-Hart in Everglades National Park.“It’s all-day, all-night truck noise,
Environmental groups try blocking Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' with last-minute lawsuit
A lawsuit challenges the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center near the Everglades, while Gov. DeSantis defends the $450 million site that will house 5,000 ICE detainees.
Environmental groups protest "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida Everglades
Two environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit to stop construction until an environmental impact review is done.
Protests erupt against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
Protesters demonstrated against the migrant detention facility being constructed in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” It comes as the construction process appeared to speed up over the weekend.
DHS secretary praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as agency expands immigration detention
The facility, located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamp, is just days away from being operational.
What to know about Alcatraz: Former prison doesn't have alligators, snakes. Sharks? Yes
Land in the Everglades once designated to be a jetport, is now being turned into a detention center for migrants and being called Alligator Alcatraz.
Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosyste
Protesters gathered outside "Alligator Alcatraz" this weekend in the Everglades
Environmental groups, citizens, including Native Americans, came out to protest the building and opening of a 5,000-bed immigration detention center in the Everglades.
Protests grow over as Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' set to open
Indigenous groups and environmentalists are protesting the construction of a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Crews are racing to build the facility in the Everglades, but environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to block it,
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Groups File Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4C - American Civil Liberties Union
The lawsuit exposes SB 4C as a sweeping and unlawful expansion of state power under the guise of immigration enforcement . MIAMI — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, ACLU ...
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Alligator Alcatraz: Suit filed to halt migrant detention center - The News-Press
Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to stop construction of a migrant detention center in the Everglades.
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'Cruel and dangerous' | Groups file lawsuit against Florida immigration law - First Coast News
“Florida’s SB 4C is not just unconstitutional — it’s cruel and dangerous,” ACLU of Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson stated. “This law strips power from the federal government ...
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Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues - WPLG Local 10
A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.
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Federal government reverses course on Florida union law, appeals court holds lawsuit | WLRN
An appeals court Tuesday put on hold a lawsuit that Florida filed against the federal government, after the Trump administration reversed course on a controversial 2023 state law that placed ...
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Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids - ABC Action News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays ...
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Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues - ClickOrlando
A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.
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Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues - Dayton Daily News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law ...