'Who's running the show?' is a key question in 'Alligator Alcatraz' challenge

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The immigrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is shown on July 4, 2025, as construction was finishing at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition airport in the Florida Everglades. A lawsuit, brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe, has challenged the expansion and operations of the facility.

A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.

(Image credit: Rebecca Blackwell)

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