Overview

• U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz dismissed the Fifth Amendment claim as moot after EOIR designated the Krome North immigration court to hear detainees’ cases.
• First Amendment allegations over detainees’ confidential access to counsel remain unresolved and will proceed in further litigation.
• Ruiz ordered the case moved to the Middle District of Florida because the detention site is located in Collier County.
• State and federal officials say video and in-person meetings have been available, while advocates allege coercion to sign voluntary removals, unsafe conditions, and deportations without counsel.
• In a separate case, Judge Kathleen Williams temporarily halted additional construction at the Everglades site and is expected to rule as that order approaches its expiration this week.