Part of 1 Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit dismissed
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A federal judge handed down a split decision Aug. 18 in a lawsuit brought by detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Although a federal judge in Miami ordered their case to be moved to another Florida district, the ACLU and other plaintiffs suing the controversial migrant detention facility over access to attorneys insist they'll win the litigation - and that they have already been handed "an important victory.
A decision about halting construction and operation at Alligator Alcatraz is expected before the end of the day.
An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz, an ICE detention center
Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes ‘inhumane' conditions inside Since the Everglades facility opened, NBC6 has been hearing complaints of the conditions from advocates, detainees and ...