Overview

• U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued a preliminary injunction stopping site expansion, forbidding transfers of additional detainees, and requiring removal of fencing, industrial lighting, generators and waste systems within 60 days.
• The order permits safety-related repairs and keeps existing housing in place for now, and Florida has filed a notice of appeal.
• Plaintiffs said the state bypassed National Environmental Policy Act reviews at a sensitive Everglades airstrip near Miccosukee lands that support endangered species.
• A separate detainee-rights case saw Judge Rodolfo Ruiz dismiss some claims as moot and transfer remaining issues over in-person, confidential legal access to another federal court.
• Questions over who runs the facility persist, with Florida citing agreements with ICE while federal officials say the state controls daily operations, as Indiana and Nebraska move to expand detention capacity.