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"The lack of authority to operate the facility has resulted in unprecedented challenges that people in immigration detention typically do not face," the lawsuit said.
Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing ahead with plans for a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades despite a federal judge’s order to begin dismantling parts of the facility.
The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.
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