Overview

• An 82-page preliminary injunction blocks new detainee transfers to the Everglades site and stops further construction, though safety repairs may proceed.
• State and federal officials must remove temporary fencing, lighting, generators, and gas and waste infrastructure within 60 days, with existing housing allowed to remain during review.
• Judge Kathleen Williams found federal involvement made the project subject to environmental law and cited evidence of habitat loss for protected species, including the Florida panther.
• Friends of the Everglades and the Miccosukee Tribe brought the case, asserting harm to sensitive wetlands and loss of tribal access to traditional areas.
• Florida filed a notice of appeal after the order, while a separate case over detainees’ access to counsel continues following a partial dismissal and transfer.