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A federal judge is expected to rule next week on whether to extend a temporary pause on new construction at the site of a large immigration detention facility that was quickly built in the Florida Everglades in late July.

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This week, significant witnesses representing the state of Florida submitted declarations to defend the Florida Department of Emergency Management’s (FDEM) conduct in building and operating the facility.

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