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Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ under federal control? Answer could decide environmental groups’ case

If the migrant lockup is at the beck and call of federal authorities, then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit may allow the pro-environment organizations’ case.

Proving that the federal government controls the Everglades immigrant detention camp the state calls “Alligator Alcatraz” could be key to whether environmental groups’ case to shutter the facility survives, a chief appellate judge indicated Tuesday. The question sets up an interesting dynamic: If the migrant lockup is at the beck and call of federal authorities, […]

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