Topline
The migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can remain open, an appellate court ruled Thursday, pausing a lower court’s order to cease operations and scoring a win for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation goals.
The appellate court decision was issued Thursday. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
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Key Facts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a motion from the Department of Homeland Security to pause the order calling for the shutdown of the facility.
The ruling allows the facility to continue operations as DHS fights a lawsuit filed by multiple environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe.
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