This story was originally published at Prism.

When William “Popeye” Osceola first learned about the construction of a sprawling immigration detention facility on land adjacent to the Miccosukee Reservation in the Florida Everglades, his first reaction was “shock and disgust.”

“I found out about it basically when everybody else found out about it, which, considering our tribal nation status with the government, that’s obviously an issue,” Osceola said in an interview. “Something so major is happening here in this environmentally damaged area.”

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, whose ancestral territory lies in the heart of the Everglades, announced on July 14 that it was joining a lawsuit against the state and federal governments for what they call a blatant violation of e

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