A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit from immigrant advocates after finding that many of the detained plaintiffs at the migrant detention center known as " Alligator Alcatraz " have received access to legal counsel. The judge also transferred the case to a different jurisdiction after agreeing with the Trump administration and state attorneys for Florida that the venue where the case was filed is improper. The order came hours after a hearing on Monday in which lawyers for the detainees sought a ruling from the judge, U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, that would require authorities to expand legal access at the facility, "Several developments have occurred since Plaintiffs filed this case," Judge Ruiz, a Trump nominee, said in his order overnight. "First, many of the De

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