The Legal Priorities Exposed by Alligator Alcatraz
Claudia Thompson, BSc Politics and Philosophy On the 22 nd of August this year, US District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction ① ordering Florida to wind down operations at the South Florida Detention Facility, informally known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” within 60 days. The facility’s rapid 8-day construction and reliance on temporary structures, such as tents and FEMA trailers, to confine nearly 3,000 people had invited humanitarian scrutiny from the very...