A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to cease construction and stop taking new detainees at Alligator Alc
The Miccousukee Tribe wins legal victory that could shut down “Alligator Alcatraz”
A court has ruled in favor of the Miccosukee Tribe that the Trump Administration cannot bring in new inmates and must halt new construction on the ICE prison in the Florida Everglades, which was illegally built on Miccosukee land. The tribe also filed a temporary restraining order on August 7th to halt further construction until the courts handed down their ruling. “Pretty much the only government-to-government communication we’ve been able to engage with is the courts,” said William “Popeye” Osceola, who is secretary of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida. The facility would likely close completely because it would not be able to remain open and operational with the new restrictions placed upon it. It’s an important win for tribal rights in the US and huge victory for human rights in FL.
A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order to wind down the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the F