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Press Release August 12, 2026

Grupos Presentan Demanda Enmendada Contra Centro de Detención de los Everglades

Funcionarios de Florida y federales retuvieron información clave sobre financiación
The migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Everglades on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)
Press Release August 12, 2026

Groups File Amended Lawsuit Challenging Everglades Detention Center

Florida, federal officials withheld key funding Information
document August 12, 2026

Everglades Detention Center: Amended Complaint

Amended complaint in the lawsuit challenging the construction and operation of a federal immigration detention center for violating NEPA, ESA, and other laws due to a lack of environmental review,…
Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the construction of an immigrant detention center in the Everglades on June 28, 2025. (Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2026

“Alligator Alcatraz” Ends Immigration Detention After Earthjustice Lawsuits

How we’re ensuring environmental laws are not ignored in the Trump administration’s unchecked mass detainment efforts.
Manifestantes sostienen pancartas mientras protestan contra la construcción de un centro de detención de inmigrantes en los Everglades, Florida, el 28 de junio de 2025. Earthjustice ha presentado una impugnación legal contra la instalación. (Giorgio Viera / AFP vía Getty Images)
Press Release June 26, 2026

Tras Traslado de Detenidos en ‘Alcatraz de los Caimanes’, Continúa la Lucha por la Rendición de Cuentas

Florida y la administración Trump mantienen planes secretos y gastos despilfarradores
President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the Everglades immigration detention center on Jul. 1, 2025. (Daniel Torok / White House)
Press Release June 26, 2026

Fight for Accountability Continues After Detainees Removed from “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center in the Everglades

Florida, Trump administration continue secret plans, wasteful spending
In the News: CBS Miami June 22, 2026

Vendors start leaving Alligator Alcatraz facility as uncertainty grows over its future: “That place was very inhumane”

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “It's just a symptom of what has been the problem since day one with this facility — lack of transparency.”
Manifestantes sostienen pancartas mientras protestan contra la construcción de un centro de detención de inmigrantes en los Everglades, Florida, el 28 de junio de 2025. Earthjustice ha presentado una impugnación legal contra la instalación. (Giorgio Viera / AFP vía Getty Images)
Press Release June 17, 2026

ICE Retira a Todos los Detenidos de ‘Alcatraz de los Caimanes’ Mientras la Demanda Ambiental Regresa a las Cortes

Florida y la administración Trump deben reparar el daño ambiental, argumentan grupos
In the News: The Independent June 17, 2026

Alligator Alcatraz sits empty as detainees move out

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “State and federal officials responsible for this lawless detention center have to be held accountable. The cost to Florida’s environment, taxpayers and human decency have been too high to let them off the hook.”
A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida. (Brian Lasenby / Shutterstock)
Update April 7, 2026

We’re Fighting to Protect the Everglades from Florida’s Illegal Detention Center

Florida and the Trump administration have been ramming through the construction of an immigration detention facility within the Florida Everglades, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.
Press Release March 3, 2026

Florida Contó con $1.4 mil Millones en Fondos Federales para el Centro de Detención de los Everglades

Los archivos recién publicados muestran claramente que el centro de detención, conocido como "Alligator Alcatraz", es un proyecto federal. La instalación está perjudicando las aguas, la flora y fauna en…
The migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Everglades on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)
Press Release March 3, 2026

Florida Banked on $1.4 Billion in Federal Funds for Everglades Detention Center

The newly released files clearly show that the detention center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is a federal project. The facility is harming the waters and endangered plants and animals in…
In the News: WSUF February 8, 2026

DeSantis spent $573 million on immigration. The feds may never pay Florida back

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “The fact is that just as the district court found, this facility required federal environmental review from the beginning because it’s an ICE detention center. No delay in disbursing federal funds affects that reality.”
Press Release January 22, 2026

Corte Ordena a División de Gestión de Emergencias de Florida Cumplir Con Solicitudes de Registros Públicos Sobre Centro de Detención de ICE

Las agencias estatales y federales han estado ocultando información para evitar cumplir con la ley ambiental federal
President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the Everglades immigration detention center on Jul. 1, 2025. (Daniel Torok / White House)
Press Release January 22, 2026

Court Orders Florida Division of Emergency Management to Comply with Friends of the Everglades Public Records Requests on ICE Detention Center

Florida and federal agencies have been withholding information to avoid complying with federal environmental law
In the News: Politico January 8, 2026

Appeals court asked to consider new records on Everglades detention center

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “We now know that the federal and state government had records confirming that they closely partnered on this facility from the beginning but failed to disclose them to the district court. They cannot continue to evade responsibility for what they’ve done to the Everglades.”
document January 7, 2026

Motion for Consolidated Answer Brief: Everglades Detention Center Case

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 27 and Eleventh Circuit Rule 27-1, Appellees Friends of the Everglades and Center for Biological Diversity respectfully renew their motion for leave to…
document January 7, 2026

Motion to Supplement Record in Everglades Detention Center Case

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 10(e)(2) and 27, Plaintiff-Appellees Friends of the Everglades, Inc., and Center for Biological Diversity hereby respectfully move to supplement the record on appeal…