Judge orders the closure of the prison for immigrants “Aligator Alcatraz”

Judge orders the closure of the prison for immigrants “Aligator Alcatraz”

August 22, 2025 – 15:21

Reverse for the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who must reinstall illegal immigrants arrested in Aligator Alcatraz for the demand filed by environmentalists.

The federal judge Kathleen Williams issued an order to stop the expansion of “Aligator Alcatraz”, the Immigrant Detention Center created by President Donald Trump and ordered its dismantlation within a deadline of 60 days. The magistrate partially made the demand filed by friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Miccosukee tribe when considering that the facilities occupy part of a protected area. In addition, the judge also prohibits the entry of new migrants.

Aligator Alcatraz is found in the Unesco Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage, That the native tribe of the Miccosukee considers sacred, so Judge Williams considered that Aligator Alcatraz facilities violate the law. The opinion has a political correlate that translates into an accurate blow to the immigration policy of Trump.

However, as soon as the ruling was known, the state of Florida presented an appeal and spokesman Alex Lanfranconi said: “Deportations will continue until morals improve

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President Donald Trump covers Aligator Alcatraz facilities, the illegal immigrant detention center. Now, you must dismantle it.

President Donald Trump covers Aligator Alcatraz facilities, the illegal immigrant detention center. Now, you must dismantle it.

The judge’s ruling soon became celebrated quickly by those who ensure serious environmental damage in the area in which the prison of Donald Trump. The executive director of Friends of the Everglades, Eve Samples said in a statement: “He sends a clear message that Environmental laws must be respected by leaders at the highest levels of our governmentand that there are consequences to ignore them. “

For his part, Talbert Cypress, who chairs the Miccosukee tribe and therefore, a plaintiff, said: “We will always defend our culture, our sovereignty and the Everglades.”

The reasons for the ruling against Aligator Alcatraz

The lawsuit against Aligator Alcatraz indicated that the prison is specifically located in the middle of the Everglades National Park. The order issued allows modifications or repairs to the construction that is already made, but “only with the purpose of increasing security or mitigating environmental risks or some other type in place.” Besides, It prohibits that they have more detained to the installation of those who are already in Lugar.

However, for some environmental groups the ruling is not enough and ensure that it is necessary that any operation be interrupted in the place in compliance with environmental laws. The demand made by these groups emphasizes that puts wetlands in which the protected flora and fauna inhabits.

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Aerial view of Aligator Alcatraz, in Florida.

Aerial view of Aligator Alcatraz, in Florida.

Trump must dismantle the jail within 60 days

With a time arranged sixty daysthe judge ordered Donald Trump’s government to decrease the population of the jail and transfer prisoners to other prison facilities. Once the detainee decrease process is carried out, the fences, lighting and generators in the place must be removed.

The judge also assured that she grants them in this way enough to submit to the Environmental evaluations that are required To make such construction. And he pointed directly against the visible faces of politics: “Each governor of Florida, each Senator of Florida and countless local and national political figures, including presidents, have publicly promised their unequivocal support to restoration, conservation and conservation, Everglades protection

The prison had been built in record time almost two months ago and It has almost three thousand detaineeswho claim that the food they give them has worms and that the bathrooms do not work properly. In addition, wastewater floods the floors and there are insects everywhere. The stay is so hard in that place, that days go by without bathing or without receiving medicines and can only communicate with their lawyers or loved ones by phone.

Source: Ambito

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