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Home Front: Politix
Trump's cherished Alligator Alcatraz ordered to be dismantled after stunning intervention from Florida Indian tribe
2025-08-22
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Donald Trump's beloved 'Alligator Alcatraz' has been ordered to be dismantled within the next 60 days and must stop taking in illegal migrants.

The bombshell decision by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Mary Williams
…previously in our archives as Kathleen M. Williams, she was appointed by President Obama in 2011, so the odds are good she’ll be overruled…
dealt a huge blow to the facility hyped by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over concerns from local native American tribes.

The judge said that she expected the population of the facility to decline within 60 days through the transferring of the detainees to other facilities, and once that happened, fencing, lighting and generators should be removed.

Opened in July, the detention center, located in the middle of the Florida Everglades, has been touted by the White House as the crown jewel of the administration's deportation policy.

Trump called it 'incredible' during a tour with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that same month.

Now, its become the latest example of the judiciary's fight with Trump over the issue that put him over the line more than any other in the 2024 election: taking out those migrants he called 'the worst of the worst.'

Murray wrote the state and federal defendants can't bring anyone other than those who are already being detained at the facility onto the property.

The case was brought to the court by the Miccosukee Native American Tribe
…apparently a federally recognized Native American tribe in Florida, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands related to the Seminoles. They’ve been protesting the jail since it opened at the beginning of July …
and environmental groups asking for it to take in no new migrants.

Related: Proud Boys leader and Miccosukee Tribe clash at 'Alligator Alcatraz' on opening day
Related:
Alligator Alcatraz: 2025-08-20 DHS plans 'Cornhusker Clink' detention center as Trump expands immigration enforcement
Alligator Alcatraz: 2025-08-09 Miranda Devine: Biden abused his authority by turning FEMA into a far-left political machine
Alligator Alcatraz: 2025-08-09 Federal judge orders construction pause at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center

Posted by:Skidmark

#14  Ordered, eh? What is the half-life of a district court order nowadays?

Opened in July, the detention center, located in the middle of the Florida Everglades, has been touted by the White House as the crown jewel of the administration's deportation policy.

The crown jewel is people actually being deported. Alligator Alcatraz is just trolling.
Posted by: SteveS   2025-08-22 16:39  

#13  Realistically, Alligator Alcatraz is easily replaced. This does not slow any deportations. This case will be appealed either successfully or unsuccessfully. There are probably 5 other sites already under construction. This particular camp served its purpose with regard to marketing. Equivalent inhospitable real estate is probably available in Toledo without a catchy name. The most inhospitable locations will not be used because they are all in the middle of Dem cities.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-08-22 16:24  

#12  What would Andrew Jackson do?
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-22 16:05  

#11  unfortunately, the history of judicial decision making in environmental issues like this is on the side of preventing construction until thousands of pages of paper have been submitted bases on dozens of studies

Posted by: Lord Garth   2025-08-22 15:55  

#10  ^"I'm from the Government and I'm here to help you."
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-22 12:51  

#9  You (Americans) should really do something about all these outlaw judges.

Maybe we could get the FBI and/or IRS to look into their affairs.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2025-08-22 12:49  

#8  Yeah sure Kathy.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2025-08-22 12:37  

#7  Congressional action required. This is highly unlikely to happen.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2025-08-22 11:04  

#6  Black robed tyrant, rope, tree. Some assembly required.
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-08-22 08:32  

#5  It's too late. The airport was established and had completed all the necessary studies and fillings. There was a period public of comment and opportunity to challenge. That train had already departed.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-08-22 07:31  

#4  #2 Then, if you want to survive, become an uncivil society!
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-22 07:02  

#3  It’s worth looking at the tribe with regard to whether this is AstroTurf. They may be legit. In Florida, I would do an appeal.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-08-22 06:56  

#2  /\ Yes, but what 'should be done' with them is not permissible in a civil society.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-08-22 06:47  

#1  You (Americans) should really do something about all these outlaw judges.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-08-22 04:35  

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