Trump administration moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz"
Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten spoke to a former "Alligator Alcatraz" detainee who agrees with the judge's ruling on "Alligator Alcatraz." Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is appealing the ruling.
A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the Trump administration and Florida officials.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
Morgan Rynor reports the judge's ruling said the facility has to remove temporary fencing, light fixtures, generators, sewage and waste items within the next 60 days, which will render it uninhabitable.
Friends of the Everglades hope the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.
A federal judge is expected to issue a ruling Thursday on the future of the detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," after previously halting construction in response to legal challenges.
Speaking before demonstrators during his second visit to the immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" since July 12, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.
A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Florida Everglades, handing a partial victory to the Trump administration.
Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are among the more than half a million recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA.
The temporary restraining order will put a pause on any construction projects, including lighting, paving, excavation, and fencing.
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President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Games shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
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Pearce is facing charges of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as well as aggravated stalking and fleeing or eluding police with lights or siren.
The new restrictions, which took effect last week, prohibit people from carrying open containers and stop vendors from selling alcohol outdoors.
The NEXT Weather Team is monitoring an active wildfire in northwestern Broward County named the "Buggy Fire".
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
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