No new detainees can be brought to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' which a federal judge is effectively shutting down

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Source: CNN

A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to stop taking detainees and remove infrastructure added to the original airport site.

US Judge Kathleen Williams issued the preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit filed by environmental groups and a Native American tribe who are concerned about the impact the facility will have on the environmentally sensitive area.

The order mandates no detainees beyond those currently housed at the facility can be moved there.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-judge-restraining-order

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. I'm sure an appeals court will issue a stay of this ruling

Probably by the end of the day.

Still, it’s a hopeful step in the right direction, with challenges on both the environmental and Native American sovereignty fronts.

[twodogsbarking]

2. The show down. Stay tuned.

[republianmushroom]

3. Thank you Judge Williams.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Yeah

[twodogsbarking]

5. Move them to Mar a loco. There's plenty of room. They can help plant grass that died because it didn't have Medicaid.

[Omaha Steve]

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