ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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A police officer urges Art Sennholtz, 80, and Christy Howard, 70, of Just Us Volusia to be careful of fast-moving traffic Aug. 28 as they hold protest signs outside the entrance to the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Collier County, Fla.
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President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump listens to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, as they and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
A truck drives past the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks Tuesday, July 1, 2025, during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump talks with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during a roundtable Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee, Fla.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.

