Miami (AP) – A Federal Judge released an initial prohibitory orders on Thursday and stopped further expansion and ordered a winding of one Immigration prohibition center Florida built in the middle of Everglades and dubbed “crocodile Alkatraz”, which violated environmental laws.
The prohibition of American District Judge Kathleen Williams formally gave a temporary stop, which he ordered two weeks ago as the witnesses continued to testify at a multidas hearing to determine whether the construction should end until the final resolution of the construction case.
The State Florida filed a notice of the appeal on Thursday night until the decision was issued soon after the decision.
Desantis spokesman Alex Lanfranchoni said in response to the judge’s decision, “The exile will continue until the morale improves.”
The judge said that he was expected to fall through the population of hope to a decline through transfer of prisoners to other facilities within 60 days, and once it happened, fencing, lighting and generator should be removed. He wrote that the state and the federal defendants cannot bring anyone other than those who are already being detained in the convenience on the property. This order does not prohibit amendment or repair for existing features, “which are aimed at fully enhancing security or reducing environment or other risks at the site.”
In the initial prohibition, “those who are in active concerts or in partnership with Florida state or federal defendants or their officers, agents, employees,” the judge has written in the 82-pain order.
The judge said that the state officials never explained why the convenience between Florida Everglades is required. “, However, it is clear that in their haste to build the detention camp, the state did not consider alternative places,” Williams said.
Judges cite decades long efforts to preserve Everglades
Williams said that his order gave state and federal defendants time to reduce the convenience so that it could go through the necessary environmental assessment. He referred to three-fourths of attempts to preserve Everglades.
Since that time, countless local and national political figures, including Governor of each Florida, Senator of each Florida, and presidents, have publicly promised their uneven support for restoration, protection and conservation of Evelyglade, “he wrote. “This order does nothing more than maintaining the basic requirements of the law designed to fulfill those promises.”
chairman Donald Trump Last month visited this facility and suggested Extend the infrastructure It is necessary for increasing exile.
Environmental groups and Microsukki tribes argued that federal and state officials stopped further construction and operations until they comply with federal environmental laws. Their lawsuit claims that the project has threatened environmentally sensitive wetlands that are homes for protected plants and animals and will reverse the value of billions of dollars of environmental restoration.
Eve Samples, the Executive Director of Friends of Everglades, called Everglades and a historic victory for Americans as ruling, who believe that this imperfect forest should be protected.
The samples said in a statement, “This sends a clear message that environmental laws should be honored by leaders at the highest level of our government – and are results for ignoring them.”
Talbert Saru, president of the Microsuki tribe, said that this is not the first time the tribe has to fight for its land and rights.
“We will always stand for our culture, our sovereignty and evils,” Saru said in a statement.
State and federal defendants lawyers did not respond to the inquiry made late on Thursday night. But he earlier argued that, although the detention center would catch federal prisoners, the construction and operation was completely under the State of Florida, meaning that the Federal Environmental Law was not implemented.
The judge has said that a joint partnership between the state and the federal government was minimal.
Construction of custody center
The Detention Center was built at a single-runway training airport, used lightly in the middle of Everglades about two months ago. It currently holds several hundred prisoners, but was eventually designed to place 3,000 prisoners in temporary tent structures.
Inside the large white tents of the compound, the rows of the bunk are surrounded by chain-link cages. People say there Insects turn into foodToilets do not flush and flood floors with fecal waste, while mosquitoes and other insects are everywhere. Many times air conditioners suddenly shut in the summer. Detains are said to be said to go to the day without bathing without bathing or prescription, and can only talk to lawyers and loved ones by phone.
Witnesses for environmental groups testified during the hearing that at least 20 acres (8 hectares) asphalt were added to the site as Florida Division of Emergency Management started construction. He said that additional floors may increase the runoff of water in adjacent wetlands, spread harmful chemicals in the EveGlades and reduce the habitat for endangered florida panthers.
Lawyers of federal and state agencies have asked Williams to dismiss or transfer prohibitory orders, saying that the trial was filed. Wrong jurisdictionWilliams ruled on Thursday that his court was a appropriate site.
Another federal judge In Miami earlier this week, the share of a case was rejected, claiming that the prisoners were denied access to the legal system at the immigration detention center and then the remaining cases of the case were taken to another court.
Both cases were heard as Florida Republican village. Ron dcentis ‘Administration was preparing to build clearly Second immigration At a Florida National Guard Training Center in Northern Florida.
David Fisher, Mike Schneider and Freida Frisaro, Associated Press