A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a lower court ruling requiring Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility built in Florida, to be dismantled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted requests from the State of Florida and the Department of Homeland Security to stay the preliminary injunction.
The preliminary injunction would have forced the facility to shut down its operations within 60 days.
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As a result, the ruling will allow Alligator Alcatraz to stay open while the lawsuit challenging the facility moves through the court system.
“The mission continues at Alligator Alcatraz. The media was wrong. The leftist judge has been overturned. Florida will keep leading the way,” Gov. DeSantis said.
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