Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrates the appellate court’s decision, allowing operations to resume at the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” facility and continuing the state’s “immigration enforcement” mission.

In a move lauded by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court panel has blocked a lower court judge’s ruling that had ordered the shutdown of the controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, widely known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

DeSantis framed the decision as a victory against a “leftist” judge who, he claimed, had attempted to impede Florida’s immigration enforcement efforts.

The three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay on the preliminary injunction issued on August 7 by U.S. District Judge Kathleen William

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