DOJ moves to block eco groups from halting construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Published July 3, 2025 3:18pm ET



The Justice Department filed in court to block environmental groups from delaying the construction of the immigration detention center in Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to prevent groups like the Friends of the Everglades Inc. and Center for Biological Diversity from preventing the construction of the detention center.

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