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Gov. DeSantis' administration requested a federal appeals court to halt a judge's ruling that mandated the closure of the Everglades immigrant detention center.

The state argues the injunction would harm efforts to detain undocumented immigrants and that the National Environmental Policy Act doesn't apply to the facility.

Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe assert the facility threatens the environment and that the state did not properly evaluate the risks.

TALLAHASSEE — Amid a flurry of legal fights, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Aug. 26 asked a federal appeals court to put on hold a operations of the Everglades immigrant-detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Attorneys for the state filed a 52-page motion at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court o

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