MIAMI (WSVN) – A hearing on whether to halt operations and construction at a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” entered its third day at a Miami courtroom on Tuesday.
Environmental groups and members of the Miccosukee Tribe allege that construction at the site is harming the surrounding environment and its wildlife.
“I have concerns about how it interrupts migration patterns, how the light impacts nocturnal creatures and endangered species like the Florida panther and even just the traffic,” said Florida State Rep. Anna Eskamani…