“This is not going to deter us,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said of the judge’s ruling on the immigration detention center. “We’re going to continue working on the deportations, advancing that mission.”
A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.
A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.
Homeland Security says a detainee fainted. But other accounts say the man was unconscious. One witness said the guards did not seem to know how to check his pulse.
Homeland Security says a detainee fainted. But other accounts say the man was unconscious. One witness said the guards did not seem to know how to check his pulse.
A federal judge said work must stop for 14 days while she considered arguments that building and operating the immigration detention facility would harm the environment.
A federal judge said work must stop for 14 days while she considered arguments that building and operating the immigration detention facility would harm the environment.
The judge said that Florida could not install any more lighting, paving, fencing or other fixtures at the detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” for 14 days.
As environmentalists made the case on Wednesday to stop operations, what was most striking was how many significant questions remained unanswered about the immigration detention center.
As environmentalists made the case on Wednesday to stop operations, what was most striking was how many significant questions remained unanswered about the immigration detention center.
The Florida immigration detention center has come under much criticism since state and federal officials announced in June that Florida would become the first state to erect such a facility for immigration detainees.
Those killed on Friday were a bartender and three patrons, ranging in age from 59 to 74, the authorities said. The suspect fled into the nearby foothills.
Those killed on Friday were a bartender and three patrons, ranging in age from 59 to 74, the authorities said. The suspect fled into the nearby foothills.
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