Policies & Analysis

Non-profit conservation organizations have sued the Trump administration to stop the construction of Alligator Alcatraz. The plaintiffs argue that the Defendants have violated both federal and state environmental laws by failing to conduct necessary environmental reviews, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by acting arbitrarily and capriciously.

This class action lawsuit, brought on behalf of immigrants detained at so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” challenges the government's unconstitutional limits on attorney-client communications for people held in civil immigration custody. Plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit against Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ICE’s Acting Director and Miami Field Office Director, the Governor of Florida, the Director of Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management and its Executive Director, alleging that defendants are preventing detainees from communicating with legal counsel and from filing motions with the immigration court. Plaintiffs argue these actions violate the First Amendment, and they seek declaratory and injunctive relief. On August 20, 2025, the case was transferred from the Southern District of Florida (1:25-cv-23182) to the Middle District of Florida.