Court Hears Appeal to Lift Injunction on Shutting Down Alligator Alcatraz

By Karen Curtis
Trump Adminstation's "Alligator Alcatraz" Detention Center In The Florida Everglades

OCHOPEE, FLORIDA - JULY 4: In an aerial view from a helicopter, the migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is seen located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on July 4, 2025 in Ochopee, Florida. U.S. President Donald Trump was present at the opening of the 5,000-bed facility, located at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades wetlands, as part of his expansion of undocumented migrant deportations. (Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images)Photo: Alon Skuy / Getty Images News / Getty Images

(Miami, FL) - Friends of the Everglades appealing a preliminary injunction involving the environmental impact of the immigration detention facility in Miami Dade.

Attorney Paul Schwiep arguing before the US Appeals court in Miami that the injunction should be lifted because the state violated the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.

The chief judge indicated that if the state is ultimately in control of Alligator Alcatraz a federal environmental impact study would not be necessary.

Attorneys for Friends of the Everglades argue the injunction should be lifted because the state violated the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.

Chief Judge William Pryor disagrees arguing that the state, not the federal government is in control of the facility.

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content