Environmental groups sued to block the detention center, calling it "not only cruel," but also a threat to the "ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect.”

Environmentalists are suing to stop the opening of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant detention facility that will hold up to 3,000 detainees in Florida’s Everglades. A pet project of the governor championed by Republicans, the facility—surrounded by alligator-infested swamplands—is slated to open as early as Tuesday.