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Miccosukee Tribe’s Historic Win Against Trump Administration Over Everglades Detention Center

Miccosukee Tribe’s Historic Win Against Trump Administration Over Everglades Detention Center

Miccosukee Tribe’s Historic Win Against Trump Administration Over Everglades Detention Center In a significant legal victory, the Miccosukee Tribe, alongside environmental groups, successfully secured a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, halting further construction of the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The ruling, issued by a federal judge in Miami, marked a rare win for a Native American tribe challenging a high-profile federal project on environmental grounds. The temporary detention center, built on a…

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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Sparks Fresh Protests, Legal Battle in Everglades

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Sparks Fresh Protests, Legal Battle in Everglades

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Sparks Fresh Protests, Legal Battle in Everglades Protests intensified over the weekend in the Florida Everglades as environmental activists and Native American groups rallied against the rapid construction of a controversial immigrant detention center, dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Hundreds of demonstrators lined U.S. Highway 41, the Tamiami Trail, outside an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, where dump trucks are actively delivering materials for the facility. The opposition comes as Florida officials accelerate the project under an…

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