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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Schneider

Judge pushes for resolution in lawsuit over legal access at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida Immigration Detention Center - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A federal judge in Florida is pushing for a resolution in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” are getting adequate access to attorneys.

U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell last Friday ordered a two-day conference to be held next month in her Fort Myers courtroom, with attorneys present who have the authority to settle. The judge asked for an update at a hearing next Monday.

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