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It’s the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating native species.
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A federal judge in Miami refused to pause her order to wind down the Everglades facility. Attorneys for Homeland Security requested a stay, arguing the ruling would disrupt immigration enforcement.
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Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the closure would disrupt immigration law enforcement.
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Plaintiffs react following judges order to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over the next 60 days
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A Judge on Thursday ordered the facility to wind down operations within two months.
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"This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be protected, not exploited," said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, in a statement.
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Civil rights attorneys in Miami asked a judge to ensure detainees have confidential access to their lawyers. They also want the judge to identify an immigration court with jurisdiction over the center.
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A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.
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Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country.
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Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe asked for the preliminary injunction. The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The lawsuit in Miami against federal and state authorities is one of two legal challenges to the South Florida detention center that was built more than a month ago by the state of Florida on an isolated airstrip owned by Miami-Dade County.
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A lawsuit alleges state and federal agencies are violating the National Environmental Policy Act by building the facility in the wetlands of Big Cypress National Preserve.