Florida’s ad hoc immigration lockup Alligator Alcatraz is facing yet another legal complaint charging abuse of power and legal prerogative.

The American Civil Liberties Union , ACLU of Florida, Community Justice Project, and National Immigrant Justice Center are suing the state of Florida on behalf of inmates.

In the complaint that names Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie and other state officials along with a “warden” from private contractor Critical Response Strategies, the plaintiffs claim that the state is abusing 287(g) agreements governing immigration enforcement cooperation with the federal government, forcing inmates to languish for weeks amid what is allegedly “the clear lack of authority at the heart of the facility’s operations.”

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