A federal judge on Thursday ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to a center in the Florida Everglades,
and that much of the facility be dismantled.
The ruling rebuked the state and federal governments for failing to consider potential environmental harms before building the facility, known as Alligator Alcatraz.
The judge gave both branches of the government 60 days to move out existing detainees
and begin to remove fencing, lighting, power generators and…
Florida ordered to undo Alligator Alcatraz due to environmental risks (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/08/22/trump-alligator-alcatraz-detention-florida-judge
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p135#a250821p135
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Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact (Lori Rozsa/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/21/florida-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p126#a250821p126
Tom Homan was being investigated for allegedly accepting a $50,000 bribe
— before Donald Trump’s Department of Justice shut down the probe.
“The FBI and the Justice Department planned to wait to see whether Homan would deliver on his alleged promise once he became the nation’s top immigration official,”
the report said.
“But the case indefinitely stalled soon after Donald Trump became president again in January."
DeSantis: 'Alligator Alcatraz' ruling won't 'deter' Florida immigration enforcement (Andrew Atterbury/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/desantis-alligator-alcatraz-ruling-wont-deter-florida-immigration-enforcement-00519721
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p126#a250822p126
Judge rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-rules-alligator-alcatraz-florida-no-new-detainees-rcna224550
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p3#a250822p3
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail (Richard Luscombe/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/trump-alligator-alcatraz-judge-ruling
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p131#a250821p131
Judge bars Florida from bringing more detainees to 'Alligator Alcatraz' (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/judge-bars-florida-from-bringing-more-detainees-to-alligator-alcatraz-00519366
http://www.memeorandum.com/250821/p132#a250821p132
Judge Orders That 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p54#a250822p54