A federal judge appeared skeptical on Monday of a lawsuit challenging the legal access detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” have, as the newly constructed immigration detention center faces another legal challenge.

Judge Rodolfo Ruiz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida heard arguments in a hearing over a proposed preliminary injunction brought by lawyers representing detained immigrants at the detention facility in the Florida Everglades. Their proposal would require detainees to have communication with their lawyers. Ruiz grilled the lawyers for the detained immigrants over what they specifically wanted from the court, after they had already gradually received more access for detainees to speak with lawyers.

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