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Calling it “exactly the kind of disaster that Congress took pains to avoid,” attorneys for immigrants held at a detention center in the Everglades filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration lacks the authority to run the facility. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the federal court’s Middle District of Florida, is the third major legal challenge to the detention …

A federal judge has ordered the shutdown of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigrant detention center deep in the Florida Everglades, citing environmental damage and legal violations in its construction. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams issued the ruling Thursday, directing that no new detainees be sent to the site and that existing detainees be moved within 60 days. The order …

DeSantis Says He Is Undeterred by Order Shutting Down Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  The New York Times Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail  The Guardian Beyond Alligator Alcatraz: Underused Florida prison to also house migrants  The Washington Post Florida GOP pulls immigration merchandise after Home Depot pushback  Fox Business DeSantis responds to Alligator Alcatraz ruling, touts ‘Deportation Depot’  The Hill Source link

DeSantis: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ruling won’t ‘deter’ Florida immigration enforcement  Politico Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center in Florida to Shut Down for Now  The New York Times Alligator Alcatraz violated environmental law: judge  FOX 13 Tampa Bay No new detainees can be brought to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ which a federal judge is effectively shutting down  CNN Florida appeals against judge’s order to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis announced Thursday that the new facility is to …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor Tuesday. It’s a closely watched appointment by the two-term governor, who can’t run for reelection in 2026 and has been working to cement his legacy as his time leading the state winds down. If Collins, an Army combat veteran and …

DeSantis set to pick Florida’s new LG — and a possible 2026 governor candidate  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Florida’s universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Florida’s Governor is griping about the Department of Homeland Security looking to “poach” local and state law enforcement for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Sheriffs losing deputies who are in this fight to just wear a different jersey, basically, but still be in the fight, that doesn’t necessarily add to what we’re doing. It’s just moving someone over,” Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Ron DeSantis declares ‘Hulk Hogan Day in Florida,’ and orders flags lowered  Politico Hulk Hogan’s Cause of Death Revealed 1 Week After Wrestler Died at 71  People.com Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says  NBC News WWE star Alexa Bliss talks Hulk Hogan’s impact on pro wrestling  Fox News A busy Hulk Hogan was recovering from …