Environmental groups face more delays in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades construction

It has been nearly a month since the groups sued the Trump and DeSantis administrations and Miami-Dade County

It has been nearly a month since the groups sued the Trump and DeSantis administrations and Miami-Dade County

Groups suing over so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say feds and state of Florida are partners in the detention center

The facility is intended to house, process and deport migrants, with National Guard troops and private contractors providing security.

Groups have filed lawsuits against construction in the highly sensitive environment of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed the suit in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida.