We must put a stop to the massive immigration detention center, cruelly named "Alligator Alcatraz," in the heart of the Everglades.
The detention center site is surrounded on all sides by the Big Cypress National Preserve which protects ecologically sensitive wetlands and a dozen endangered and threatened species, including endangered Florida panthers.
While the facility is marketed as being temporary, the evidence suggests that isn’t true.
Since we filed our lawsuit, more destructive activities have been observed, including new paving, light pollution visible from miles away and apparent pesticide spraying.
It's both a human-rights and environmental disaster and it must be stopped.
We're fighting back.
[Video description: An informational video sharing about how the Florida Everglades is being destroyed for an I.C.E. detention center, putting the fragile ecosystem and the species who live there at risk due to increased development.]
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