Almost two months after the opening, US federal judge Kathleen Williams ordered on Thursday (21) the suspension of the detention center for immigrants, known as “Alcatraz dos Alcatraz”.
According to the determination, it may not receive new detainees and should remove the assembled structure to receive immigrants, which includes generators, gas and sewage structure.
Built in a matter of days, the installation received harsh criticism for the treatment given to migrants that were confined to cages amid the suffocating heat, as well as reports of infestations of insect and scarce meals, carrying members of Congress and state representatives who witnessed the conditions to require its immediate closure.
The decision takes place after a federal action filed by environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe of Florida Indians, showing concern about the impacts that the detention center could have, including damage to the Everglades ecosystem, a swamp region of Florida.
“The project creates irreparable damage to the form of habitat loss and increased mortality of endangered species in the area,” the judge said in order.
Lighting, fences and “all generators, gas, sewage and other waste and waste containers that have been installed to support this project” should also be removed within 60 days of the order, said the responsible judge. In practice, the determination must close the installation that became a central piece of the of the Trump government.
Government reactions
After the determination, the State of Florida came in with a
“We received the news last night that a judge tried to turn the game from our detainees’ deportation and processing center in southern Florida in” Alcatraz dos Jacarés “. I just meant that this was not something unexpected,” Florida governor Ron Disantis told a news conference on Friday. “We knew this would be something that would probably happen and we will answer.”
“We won’t let ourselves intimidate,” said Discantis. “We are totally right in this.”
Denantis is redoubled efforts at immigrant detention centers in his state, including the announcement of a new prison for immigrants he dubbed “Deportation Deposit “, which can house up to 2,000 detainees.
For now, the installation of any type of additional industrial style lighting is prohibited, as is any paving, landfill, excavation, fence or construction of any additional building or tent in “Alcatraz dos Alligatés”.
Assistant Secretary of the Department of Internal Security, Tricia McLaughlin, condemned the judge’s decision as an attempt to disrupt the trump -immigration to repression of immigration.
