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