The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos. -- Stephen Jay Gould
Ofcls announced a temp closure earlier in June & sent all of the detainees to other facilities, saying hurricane season made it #unsafe to keep them in the #Everglades. #Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or #humane for holding people. Detainees at the facility have talked about their difficulty accessing lawyers & described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that didn’t flush, floors flooded with fecal waste, & mosquitoes & other insects everywhere.
“Alligator Alcatraz,” the remote #Florida immigration detention center that faced harsh criticism for its conditions, has shut down nearly a year after opening, Gov DeSantis said Thursday. DeSantis said the center at an isolated airstrip in the #Everglades was always meant to be only temporary until more permanent detention centers could be secured & federal ofcls now have that capacity.
Beneath a Florida boardwalk in the Everglades, sunlight filters through weathered beams onto tall reeds below. The repeating lines create a calm rhythm of shadow and symmetry, blending human design with the quiet beauty of the wetlands. Perfect for a modern or nature-inspired home.
A federal appeals court panel Thursday put on hold a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the #immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
A top #Florida official says the controversial state-run #immigration #detention facility in the #Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov #RonDeSantis’ admin & the #FederalGovernment fight a judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by late October. That’s acc/to an email exchange shared with AP.
#Florida Republican Gov. #RonDeSantis’ admin is preparing to open a second #immigration #detention facility at a state #prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida #Everglades dubbed #AlligatorAlcatraz.
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt to construction of an #immigration detention center—built in the middle of the #Florida #Everglades & dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”—as attorneys argue whether it violates #EnvironmentalLaw.
If the compounding increase in technology once gave the advantage to the settled, a line has been crossed. Now the advantage can go to those who are returning to the nomadic way of life for which humans were originally designed. -- Joel Garreau
The men at the new #immigrant #detention center in the #Florida #Everglades have no pencils, books or TV. The lights stay on through the night. When it rains, which is nearly every day during summer, the #tents housing detainees spring leaks & bugs crawl in.
Established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habitats and the native plants and animals that call it home.
The Burmese python problem: how 20ft predators are wreaking havoc on the #Everglades | There are between 100,000 and 300,000 of these #snakes in the region – and they can swallow a small deer whole. What can Florida do about this threat to #biodiversity? theguardian.com/environment/20…
In the Florida Everglades, a red-winged blackbird perches on a tall stalk with purple flowers, its glossy black plumage contrasting against the greenery. Its call echoes across the marshlands, symbolizing the area's untamed beauty and wildlife.
