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Part of 1 Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit dismissed
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A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Florida Everglades, handing a partial victory to the Trump administration.
Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, hopes the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.
A Florida federal judge heard arguments about the conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Everglades but gave no ruling or injunction.
An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz, an ICE detention center
A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for asylum or give it up to hopefully put an end to his extended stay at the makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades.
Trump scored a partial win as a judge tossed one claim, but Florida legal battles over detainee rights continue.