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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Payne and Curt Anderson

Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades

Florida Alcatraz - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.

The lawsuit seeks to halt the project until it undergoes a stringent environmental review as required by federal law. There is also supposed to be a chance for public comment, according to the lawsuit filed in Miami federal court.

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