Federal Judge blocks Alligator Alcatraz expansion-Prohibits bringing additional detainees
Bing AI image of alligators swimming around Alcatraz.
Kathleen Williams, U.S. District Judge, issued a preliminary injunction against Alligator Alcatraz related activities. Williams ordered the prevention of additional construction, prohibited bringing in more detainees, and ordered the removal of temporary fencing, lighting, and equipment within 60 days. Florida submitted an intent to appeal the judge’s order.
From CBS News:
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quickly appealed a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, requiring operations to wind down at a controversial immigrant detention facility in the Everglades.
The state filed a notice of appeal of a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams. The judge’s order prevents additional construction and prohibits bringing more detainees to the facility, which the state has dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Williams also ordered the removal within 60 days of temporary fencing, detention-center lighting, and equipment such as generators.
As is common, the notice filed by the state did not detail arguments the DeSantis administration will make at the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Williams’ ruling came in a lawsuit filed against state and federal officials by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, joined by the Miccosukee Tribe.
Judge cites environmental risks at Everglades site
“Plaintiffs have provided extensive evidence supporting their claims of significant ongoing and likely future environmental harms from the project,” the 82-page ruling said. “By contrast, while the defendants repeatedly espouse the importance of immigration enforcement, they offered little to no evidence why this detention camp, in this particular location, is uniquely suited and critical to that mission.”The state opened the detention facility in July at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which was used for flight training. State officials touted it as part of an effort to support President Donald Trump’s fight against illegal immigration.
Additional Reading:
CBS Miami Team. (2025, August 22). DeSantis appeals judge’s order blocking expansion of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. CBS News. Link.
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More leftist lawfare.. these judges need to be held accountable for their activism..
Hmm…
Judge Williams needs to be disbarred and incarcerated at Alligator Alcatraz for life.
A new place, call it Gator Gitmo, just for Judges and a few others.
Center for Biological Diversity. Them and Dr. Robin Silver have been trying to close Huachuca for decades, constant environmental lawsuits.
Then all these so called A-Hole judges should just take these prisoners into their own homes since they are worried about them and let them bunk with their daughters.
This^!
The same breed of tree-hugging idiots that doesn’t give even half a ratshit about the ecological damage that illegal aliens cause, just look at the trash and effluvia they leave behind during their “migration”, but it’s a solid fact that all they care about is the political agenda that their herders and handlers tell them to follow.
I know some don’t like the site linked, but it sounds to me like DeSantis is telling the (Dis)honorable judge to go piss up a rope.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/not-going-deter-us-governor-desantis-responds-judges/
She can go piss into a fan for all I care!
Agreed, but make sure its plugged in first. Get the full effect.
Judge Williams is a 68 year old ‘Bama bitch appointment. Not ugly, just another Moonbat liberal without much to lose doing a favor for someone in the system.
Hope they name a wing in the detention center after her.
I had to look it up real quick. I misunderstood you “Bama bitch” as in Alabama. I glad to see that she is just more of the same from Blowme and Big Mike!
I typed that without my glasses. So glad I sounded like a toddler talking!!🤦
If they have to play the environmental card, it’s for damn sure a safe bet they have no other legal standing to shut it down.
Imagine exactly what they are complaining about in terms of environmental pollution.
already existing airport with already existing roads.
don’t see how putting up fencing around the tarmac of an existing airport could possibly affect the wildlife as it’s not very big and they can easily go around. Animals don’t have to walk over the paved section.
There will be lights at night and the noise of air conditioners and buses coming and going.
That could conceivably affect any panthers for 100 yards distance from the location.
There are already roads going through the panther habitat with fences and lighting, that does not seem to affect them.