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Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz Dismantled Within 60 Days, Bars New Detainees

The ruling cites failures to conduct required federal environmental reviews at the Everglades site.

Overview

  • Florida filed an immediate notice of appeal, but the order requires a two‑month wind‑down as detainees are transferred out.
  • The court directed removal of fences, industrial lighting, generators and other added infrastructure once the population is reduced.
  • Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe brought the case under NEPA, and the judge found the project to be at least a joint state‑federal venture.
  • Several hundred people remain in the camp, including 78 Mexican nationals, and authorities must relocate them to other facilities.
  • A separate ACLU suit over access to counsel and conditions continues, with reports from detainees describing unsanitary facilities and curtailed legal access.