Florida appeals judge's preliminary injunction
Speculation about the future of the facility also has been fueled by an Associated Press report last week about an email exchange between state Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie and a South Florida rabbi. Guthrie said during the exchange, "We are probably going to be down to 0 individuals within a few days" at the Everglades facility, the AP reported..
But state and federal officials have asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a stay of Williams' preliminary injunction, which came in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups and joined by the Miccosukee Tribe. If such a stay is issued, it would put the order on hold until the appeals court can rule on underlying issues in the case.
Tuesday's filing, which was part of a separate lawsuit about the detention center, indicated the state plans to begin ramping up operations at the facility if a stay is issued.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials have said they built the facility this summer to help President Donald Trump's efforts to deport people in the country illegally. But the facility has been hit with three major legal challenges, including the lawsuit filed June 27 by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity and joined later by the Miccosukee Tribe.
That lawsuit contends state and federal officials violated the National Environmental Policy Act, a federal law that requires evaluating potential environmental impacts before projects can move forward. The groups and the Miccosukee Tribe argue that the facility, which is surrounded by the Big Cypress National Preserve, poses a series of threats to the environment.
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There was a pre-existing runway at the location so the 'environmental' objections are more like obstructions. The only threat to the environment in this case are the illegals which the current admin is trying to return to their place of origin. As far as Florida panthers go, they are often enough killed on highways. Maybe plow up the highways. How about black bears? A black bear cull may be in the works in FL because people do not like to see them in places other than a zoo. Wild pigs? Kill 'em all. Racoons? Rabid. All of em so kill all of em. Possums? they come out at night so they must be dangerous but lets not mention that they eat ticks and do not get rabies and also eat snakes. Kill em. Armadillos? what they hee haw. One had the nerve to dig in my garden. Kill em.
The hypocrisy is so over the top that new levels have been achieved and an award show is in the works. Oh. Don't forget the pythons though. They have overrun the everglades and killed more wildlife than a volcanoe, hurricane, sink hole, tornadoe, or earthquake all happening at the same time for a run of two days straight. Now those things really are a threat to the environment.