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Trump scored a partial win as a judge tossed one claim, but Florida legal battles over detainee rights continue.
A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit that claimed detainees were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.
Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.
Saying circumstances had changed, a federal judge in Miami dismissed a key claim in a lawsuit over Alligator Alcatraz detainees’ access to courts and legal services on Monday and moved the case to a different district.
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Judge appears skeptical about lawsuit challenging treatment of detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A judge appeared skeptical Monday about a lawsuit challenging the temporary detention facility in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Florida Everglades, handing a partial victory to the Trump administration.
Records analyzed by the Times/Herald found that nearly two out of every five immigrants listed in early July as being detained at Alligator Alcatraz or headed there were still recorded as detainees at the site at the end of the month.
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Trump unveils new Alligator Alcatraz of the Midwest - the 'Cornhusker Clink' - to detain migrants
Sticking with the theme of naming migrant holding facilities with local flair, the Cornhusker Clink follows in the footsteps of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz.' Another facility in Indiana opened up earlier this month called the 'Speedway Slammer,' named ...