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sboatcar

(654 posts) Fri Aug 22, 2025, 09:38 AM Aug 22

No new detainees can be brought to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' which a federal judge is effectively shutting down

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Source: CNN

A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to stop taking detainees and remove infrastructure added to the original airport site.

US Judge Kathleen Williams issued the preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit filed by environmental groups and a Native American tribe who are concerned about the impact the facility will have on the environmentally sensitive area.

The order mandates no detainees beyond those currently housed at the facility can be moved there.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-judge-restraining-order

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No new detainees can be brought to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' which a federal judge is effectively shutting down (Original Post) sboatcar Aug 22 OP

I'm sure an appeals court will issue a stay of this ruling Fiendish Thingy Aug 22 #1

The show down. Stay tuned. twodogsbarking Aug 22 #2

Thank you Judge Williams. republianmushroom Aug 22 #3

Yeah LetMyPeopleVote Aug 22 #4

Move them to Mar a loco. There's plenty of room. They can help plant grass that died because it didn't have Medicaid. twodogsbarking Aug 22 #5

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Fiendish Thingy

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1. I'm sure an appeals court will issue a stay of this ruling

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 09:57 AM

Aug 22

Probably by the end of the day.

Still, it’s a hopeful step in the right direction, with challenges on both the environmental and Native American sovereignty fronts.

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twodogsbarking

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2. The show down. Stay tuned.

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 10:04 AM

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republianmushroom

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3. Thank you Judge Williams.

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:07 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

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4. Yeah

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 12:20 PM

Aug 22

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twodogsbarking

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5. Move them to Mar a loco. There's plenty of room. They can help plant grass that died because it didn't have Medicaid.

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 01:05 PM

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Omaha Steve

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6. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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Fri Aug 22, 2025, 01:20 PM

Aug 22

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