The contested migrant detention center is the first of its kind in the US, but other states are interested in building similar sites of their own

Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.

Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and leave the Everglades.

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, said a federal judge’s order to shut down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days said the immigration detention center “should have never been built” from the start.

There are many reasons Alligator Alcatraz should be wiped off the face of the Everglades. The environment is just one but it’s plenty. | Opinion