As we reported, an Obama appointee, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, issued an order stopping the expansion of the illegal alien detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" and bringing in any new detainees. The main argument against the facility appeared to be environmental.
Within 60 days, “and once the population attrition allows for safe implementation of this Order,” the facility must also remove “all generators, gas, sewage, and other waste and waste receptacles that were installed to support this project,” the 82-page ruling said.
Florida immediately filed an appeal.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement that the ruling "ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade. It is another attempt to prevent the President from fulfilling the American people’s mandate to remove the worst of the worst including gang members, murderers, pedophiles, terrorists, and rapists from our country."
"This activist judge doesn’t care about the invasion of our country facilitated by the Biden administration, but the American people do," McLaughlin said. "We have the law, the facts, and common sense on our side.”
However, as our sister site Twitchy reported, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stood strong, saying that they would continue to carry out their mission. He said the ruling was not unexpected, and he termed the judge an "activist judge," and said the decision was "pre-ordained."
🚨 BREAKING: Governor Ron DeSantis just announced the deportations WILL CONTINUE at Alligator Alcatraz after an activist judge ordered they start shutting the facility down.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 22, 2025
"We're not gonna be deterred. We're totally in the right on this."
"We are gonna be opening ANOTHER… pic.twitter.com/kVwx4YrnQn
"We’re not going to be deterred. We’re totally in the right on this. But I would also note, because of the success of Alligator Alcatraz, there’s demand for more,” DeSantis said. He explained how they were going to be opening another facility right outside of Jacksonville...and we call that the 'Deportation Depot.'
We'll have to see how the Florida appeal goes, but they already have the additional option coming, with the new facility near Jacksonville.
Alligator Alcatraz Goes National? Kristi Noem Wants Florida-Style Detention Centers in Other States.
We have previously reported on how they would be opening that facility, as well as that such facilities are being considered in other states. So whatever happens in the particular case of Alligator Alcatraz 1.0, it appears to be spawning many other children.
DeSantis is continuing to take action on illegal aliens, launching another operation in the Florida Panhandle.
This week, a first-of-its kind immigration enforcement operation started in Florida’s Panhandle, led by the Florida Highway Patrol in coordination with federal partners. The Panhandle Immigration Enforcement Operation has apprehended hundreds of illegal aliens—including fugitives… pic.twitter.com/0HjPnSnBYH
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 22, 2025
So operations will continue.
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