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Abolishing ICE has Environmental Connections
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Does your heart hurt from watching agents of the U.S. government execute a law-abiding citizen in the street while he is helping others try to stay safe during an authoritarian takeover of an American city? If you work on environmental and climate issues, you probably have felt this rage over what’s happening but also thought …
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CONTINUE READINGParsing the 11th Circuit’s “Alligator Alcatraz” decision
Panel majority disingenuously blocks interim relief.
Last week, a divided panel of the 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals stayed the preliminary injunction issued by a District Court halting use of the Everglades detention center the Trump Administration loves to call “Alligator Alcatraz” pending the outcome of NEPA litigation. The preliminary injunction was a bit aggressive — the trial court had …
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