Overview

• U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz dismissed the claim about unclear court jurisdiction as moot and ordered the case moved to Florida’s Middle District.
• Ruiz noted many named detainees have since been transferred and obtained counsel yet left claims over confidential attorney access as a live controversy.
• Federal and state officials say video visits began July 15 and in-person meetings July 28, while plaintiffs report barriers, canceled hearings, and pressure to sign voluntary removals.
• The government named the Krome North Service Processing Center to hear detainees’ cases after weeks of cancellations, and the judge cautioned against changing that designation.
• A separate lawsuit has paused new construction at the Everglades site as Judge Kathleen Williams weighs broader environmental remedies, and Florida is preparing an additional detention site dubbed the “Deportation Depot.”