Judge to weigh detainees’ legal rights at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A federal judge will hear arguments on Monday regarding detainees’ legal rights at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, where civil rights attorneys seek a preliminary injunction for confidential attorney access. The state disputes claims of inadequate legal access, while ongoing concerns about the facility’s jurisdiction and conditions have prompted another judge to consider halting its construction.

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