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A US appeals court has decided that Florida's controversial immigration centre, affectionately nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," will remain open, overturning a previous shutdown order. The ruling, granted by the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, supports the state of Florida and the US homeland security department, temporarily quashing a lower court's injunction.

 

In a close 2-1 decision, the appellate court handed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a win, allowing what he calls "an important mission" to continue. US District Judge Kathleen Williams, appointed by Barack Obama, had earlier mandated the facility's closure, citing the need for federal environmental reviews. The concerns had been raised by environmental groups and a Native American tribe, arguing that the centre's expansion needed further scrutiny.

 

Operations at the Alligator Alcatraz, which involved transferring detainees, were initially set to wind down in compliance with Judge Williams's ruling. However, the appeals court sided with the view that the facility was perhaps not bound by the National Environmental Policy Act, as proclaimed by the Trump-appointed judges in their majority statement. The Department of Homeland Security hailed the decision as a "victory" for the rule of law.

 

Social media platforms buzzed as the department claimed the legal battle was more about the politics of border control than environmental concerns. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis echoed this sentiment, decrying the initial injunction as baseless and unfairly restrictive on state sovereignty.

 

The dissenting opinion came from an Obama-appointed judge, who raised concerns about environmental oversight. Meanwhile, Friends of the Everglades, the environmental group involved in the lawsuit, has yet to issue a public response, reported the BBC.

 

The decision temporarily halts the facility's dismantling, allowing the immigration centre to operate while the legal dispute continues. This outcome has significant ramifications for the detainees and their futures, as well as the ongoing debate about immigration policies and environmental responsibilities in the United States.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-09-05

 

 

Another activist judge gets overruled.

REDUX   August 23

 

This one is strictly about environmental impact over the 'National Environmental Policy Act' as signed by Republican President Nixon. The appeal on the judge's current ruling will be at the 11th Circuit based in Atlanta where 6 of the 12 judges are Trump first term appointees -- and in Trump's view of the world -- it is disrespectful for any judge he has appointed to rule against him

Haven't all the detainees been moved out of this facility?

 

I think desantis spent ~ $ 218 million on this boondoggle.

 

54 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Haven't all the detainees been moved out of this facility?

 

I think desantis spent ~ $ 218 million on this boondoggle.

 

 

Hardly:

 

 

“The mission continues on immigration enforcement. The media was giddy that somehow Alligator Alcatraz was ‘shutting down.’ Now we told them that that wasn’t true, there had been illegal aliens continuing to be there and removed and returned to their home country,” DeSantis said.

 

If anyone's guilty of wasting taxpayer money, it's the activist lefty judges.

Ron DeSantis Gives Giant Middle Finger To ‘Leftist Judge’ Attempting To Shutter Alligator Alcatraz

 

I went to the Daily Caller. No photo.

 

From the 11th Circuit Appeals ruling:

 

The State and Federal Defendants have filed motions to stay that injunction pending appeal.  After careful consideration, we GRANT the Defendants’ motions, and we STAY the preliminary injunction and the underlying case itself pending appeal.

 

IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated, we GRANT the Defendants’ motions
to stay the August 21, 2025, preliminary injunction pending appeal,
and STAY further merits proceedings below until resolution of this
appeal. 

 

 

On 9/5/2025 at 6:11 AM, webfact said:

affectionately nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz,"

 

Really? Really? It wasn't with affection, it was with contempt.

On 9/5/2025 at 6:11 AM, webfact said:

affectionately nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz,"

 

WT....?

 The appeals court ruled that because Florida funds and operates the centre, it isn’t subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.

 

What a farce......so if a state funds something national policies don't apply?????

38 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

WT....?

small sample of the surrounding neighborhood

 

 

I hope, as the article says, this is just a "temporary" hakt, 😣

3 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Florida funds

From the Federal government:

Florida is seeking reimbursement from the federal government through FEMA's Shelter and Services Program for the facility's costs. Florida initially funded the project, but state officials and the Department of Homeland Security expect to receive federal funds for the facility's costs. AI Overview

The thing about Trump is that he's the most litigious president in American history, and if his policy is rejected or if the court's rule against him, he simply appeals, and there always seems to be a court around that will rule in his favor. There are plenty of courts in America that are highly compromised, and will side with a very powerful man whether he's right or wrong, and Trump is almost always wrong. 

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

From the Federal government:

Florida is seeking reimbursement from the federal government through FEMA's Shelter and Services Program for the facility's costs. Florida initially funded the project, but state officials and the Department of Homeland Security expect to receive federal funds for the facility's costs. AI Overview

 

Interesting.....a way to get around the national policies?????

On 9/4/2025 at 7:21 PM, dinsdale said:

Another activist judge gets overruled.

They knew they will be over ruled.  The point is to slow Trump agenda.  This is why radical judges get appointed.

On 9/4/2025 at 8:54 PM, jerrymahoney said:

REDUX   August 23

 

This one is strictly about environmental impact over the 'National Environmental Policy Act' as signed by Republican President Nixon. The appeal on the judge's current ruling will be at the 11th Circuit based in Atlanta where 6 of the 12 judges are Trump first term appointees -- and in Trump's view of the world -- it is disrespectful for any judge he has appointed to rule against him

You are full of crap like all Leftist.  It was an airport for 28 years and NOW it is an environmental problem.  Get real.

On 9/4/2025 at 9:51 PM, impulse said:

 

Hardly:

 

 

“The mission continues on immigration enforcement. The media was giddy that somehow Alligator Alcatraz was ‘shutting down.’ Now we told them that that wasn’t true, there had been illegal aliens continuing to be there and removed and returned to their home country,” DeSantis said.

 

If anyone's guilty of wasting taxpayer money, it's the activist lefty judges.

Getting rid of illegals is not a waste of money.  Letting them in and funding them forever is a waste of money.

11 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

 

Really? Really? It wasn't with affection, it was with contempt.

It is a good name, especially if it keeps others out of the US.

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The thing about Trump is that he's the most litigious president in American history, and if his policy is rejected or if the court's rule against him, he simply appeals, and there always seems to be a court around that will rule in his favor. There are plenty of courts in America that are highly compromised, and will side with a very powerful man whether he's right or wrong, and Trump is almost always wrong. 

Tell us which US Federal Circuit Courts you are DEFAMING with a LIE that they are "compromised"? Name names and particular cases.

 

You cant. You wont. All the  things you post are the products of diseased, Trump deranged minds. At least you didnt plagiarize this time.

 

 

5 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

You are full of crap like all Leftist.  It was an airport for 28 years and NOW it is an environmental problem.  Get real.

Defendants’ (KRISTI NOEM, et al.) rejoinder to all this is that the TNT site was already in use as a training airport, and Plaintiffs have not proven that the detention camp creates harms above and beyond those already wrought by the site’s prior use.

 

Specifically, Defendants point to flight logs showing that over the seven months starting in January 2025, there were about 28,000 “flight operations” from the site, or 137 per day.

 

Almost 80% of these were by single engine aircraft. 

 

-- from the district court ruling

 

 

So this per the above this:

 

has no more environmental impact than this: