The Center and friendsoftheeverglades have won a temporary restraining order on further construction of "Alligator Alcatraz." Our fight to put an end to this destructive and unjust project goes on. The Everglades should be home to wildlife, not prisons.
The injunction will last 14 days and means that new construction, including filling, paving, installation of new infrastructure, and installation of new lighting, must stop immediately.
Meanwhile the lawsuit, originally filed by the groups on June 27 and joined by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, is allowed to proceed. The hastily constructed detention center holds thousands of detainees and poses serious threats to the sensitive Everglades ecosystem, endangered species, clean water and dark night skies.
[Image description: The Everglades, seen from above. A network of green plantlife interlaced with ribbons of shining water stretching to the horizon. There is yellow and white text with a transparent black background laid...
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