Alligator Alcatraz - Operations Halted

[u/Zen_911]

In an 82-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams cited extensive evidence demonstrating harm to the Everglades caused by operation of the facility, which was built without any of the environmental review required by law.

This decision means the facility can no longer accept new detainees and must wind down operations in an orderly fashion within 60 days.

The June 27th lawsuit alleged that “the state and federal government paved over 20 acres of open land, built a parking lot for 1,200 cars and 3,000 detainees, placed miles of fencing and high-intensity lighting on site and moved thousands of detainees and contractors onto land in the heart of the Big Cypress National Preserve, all in flagrant violation of environmental law.”

[u/sweetteaspicedcoffee → u/[deleted]]

One day people are going to find those in grandparents' attics and storage units and recoil in disgust.

[u/AdElectrical7487 → u/[deleted]]

The coins should say “morally and ethically” on them. Then they’d be morally and ethically challenged coins…

[u/ShannonHeffernan]

I think it's important to note that plans for the next large-scale detention facilities in collaboration with states are slated to use state prisons that are already built (and in some cases, currently operating). That could help the feds avoid the legal problems of building something new. But it also may cause a host of other issues for both immigrants and people in criminal prisons. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/22/florida-ice-indiana-louisiana-prison-immigration-detention

[u/Digglenaut]

Let's see how long that lasts

[u/Green-Taro9221]

One like = one Kevin Guthrie cry 🥾👅