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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail can stay open, appeals court says

people hold signs that read 'without due process it's just kidnapping' and 'due process is for all' under a sign that reads 'alligator Alcatraz'
People protest against the immigration detention center in Ochopee, Florida, on 3 August 2025. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

An appellate panel on Thursday put on hold an order to wind down operations at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration center in the Florida Everglades, allowing its construction and operation to continue.

Last month, a federal judge in Miami ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down.

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