April 22, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit has vacated a preliminary injunction halting the operations of an Everglades-based immigration detention center for bypassing federal environmental laws, ruling two environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida challenging the detention center failed to show that it is under federal control.
April 07, 2026
Florida argued Tuesday a lack of U.S. government funding and control can't support a lower court order finding the construction of an Everglades-based immigration detention center bypassed federal environmental laws, and urged the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a preliminary injunction halting the center's operations.
March 31, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a request from environmental nonprofits to allow a lower court's order halting operations of a Florida immigrant detention facility, saying in a split decision that new issues were improperly raised for the first time.
March 25, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.
March 10, 2026
The American Immigration Lawyers Association told the Eleventh Circuit that the immigration detention facility Florida built in the Everglades required federal authorization under the Immigration and Nationality Act, making the facility subject to federal environmental reviews.
February 26, 2026
Florida admitted to a federal appellate court that it likely won't be reimbursed for an Everglades detention center used to support the Trump administration's strict immigration policy, even though last year the state's governor told the public that the federal government would fund the facility's construction.
January 21, 2026
The Trump administration and Florida's emergency management agency have urged the Eleventh Circuit to not supplement the appellate record with their communications on federal funding relating to the new immigration detention facility in the Everglades, arguing the documents are immaterial.
January 15, 2026
Five conservation groups have urged the Eleventh Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction halting operations of an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, saying state and federal actions commissioning the site run contrary to the National Environmental Protection Act.
January 14, 2026
A federally recognized Florida tribe has asked the 11th Circuit to uphold a lower court's preliminary injunction halting operations of an immigrant detention center in the Everglades, arguing that environmental safeguards are at stake rather than immigration policy.
January 08, 2026
Nonprofit groups told the Eleventh Circuit that the Trump administration withheld information on the environmental impact of an immigrant detention center located in the Everglades, saying the federal government worked closely with Florida officials before constructing the facility.