Alligator Alcatraz Stays Open: Eleventh Circuit's Ruling

0:00It's April 22nd. You're listening to Tampa Bay News today, AI-powered local news. An appeals court just ruled that alligator alcatraz, the Immigration Detention Center, deep in the Florida Everglades, gets to stay open. In a two-to-one decision from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, they upheld blocking a judges' order to shut it down over environmental law. Issues The court said the facility is fully state-run by Florida officials who built it on their land with state money, so it doesn't need a federal. Environmental impact review under the National Environmental Policy Act. One judge dissented, arguing immigration is strictly federal business and the feds basically greenlit the spot, even if they didn't pay for it, directly. Environmental groups like friends of the Everglades are pushing back hard, saying they'll keep fighting in lower court since the site's smack and a. Fragral Wetland Ecosystem Meanwhile, a lawyer recently reported guards there, beaten pepper sprayed detainees, breaking wrists and causing head injuries, while Florida also opened another detention center of

1:04north. The battle over these spots is heating up fast.