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Several environmental groups filed federal lawsuits Friday accusing officials of not assessing ecological impacts when building crocodile wolf Illegal immigration Detention centers near the Everglades and the Great Cypress National Reserve.
The lawsuit, filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Biodiversity Center in the Southern Florida region, aims to suspend construction at the federal site, reportedly at the site that was reportedly built at the vacant Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
“It’s a lazy lawsuit that ignores the fact that the land has been developing for a decade.” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.
An undated video released by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office shows an isolated Everglades airport about 45 miles west of Miami, which state officials said it would accommodate a detention center, “Crocodile Alcatraz.” (Attorney General James Uthmeier via AP)
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The 30-square-mile property will have the location of 5,000 ice detention centers and is protected by crocodiles and pythons.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had approved the project and staff began to transform.
Lawyers claim to install housing units; sanitation and food service systems, lighting infrastructure, construction of diesel generators; and use runways to transport detainees, posing a “clear” environmental injury. FOX 13 Tampa Bay Report.
Environmental groups and Native Americans living in the reserve protested outside the airport Saturday, calling on officials to protect their homes from additional pollution.
Environmental advocates protested on Saturday’s “Crocodile Taras” ice detention center built at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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“The defendants were anxious to establish the center and had illegally bypassed the required environmental review,” the court document said. “The direct and indirect harm to nearby wetlands, wildlife and air and water quality, as well as viable alternatives, must be considered under the NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act).
Attorneys also accused officials of violating Miami-Dade County regulations, noting that emergency managers lack the authority to build and manage the correctional center, the report said.
Florida Government Ron DeSantis Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” told Fox News on Friday that illegal immigrants can start arriving on Tuesday, which will not clarify permanent changes.
Environmental advocates protested on Saturday’s “Crocodile Taras” ice detention center built at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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“It’s all temporary,” DeSantis said. “We set it up and then break it down. This is not our first rodeo. The impact will be zero.”
He added that the center will be “Strength Multiplier” assists in the mission of Donald Trump.
The center is funded by the state and will cost about $450 million a year Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reimbursement.
When people opposed the “Yangyang Crocodile Alcatraz” Ice Detention Center in Ochopee, Florida, a crocodile sat on the water as people opposed the state’s upcoming Dade-Collier training and the water near the transition airport. (Reuters/Marco Bello)
Work is continuing as lawsuits seeking an injunction pass court action, Fox 13 reported.
The lawsuit is titled Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Todd Lyons, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, Miami Dade County.
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Florida Emergency Management and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Miami-Dade County cannot comment immediately.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
