
C.M. v. Noem
What's at Stake
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due process for people detained at Florida’s new, notorious Everglades immigration center, a hastily constructed facility on an abandoned airstrip in the middle of the wetlands in Ochopee.
Summary
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due process for people detained at Florida’s new, notorious Everglades immigration center, a hastily constructed facility on an abandoned airstrip in the middle of the wetlands in Ochopee.
The facility, cruelly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is built out of temporary tents, trailers, and chain-link fences with barbed wire. It is surrounded by alligators, pythons, mosquitos, and swampland, and is at risk of dangerous flooding. At least 700 people are now held at the facility, according to the lawsuit.
This case is brought by detainees held at the facility, on behalf of a class, and legal service providers and law firms with clients held at the site, including Florida Keys Immigration, Sanctuary of the South, U.S. Immigration Law Counsel, Victoria Slatton of Sanabria & Associates, and the Law Offices of Catherine Perez, PLLC. They are represented by the Ƶ, Ƶ of Florida, and Americans for Immigrant Justice.
Legal Documents
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07/16/2025
COMPLAINT -
07/17/2025
PLAINTIFFS’ EXPEDITED MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Date Filed: 07/16/2025
Court: U.S. District Court (S.D. Florida)
Affiliate: Florida
Date Filed: 07/17/2025
Court: U.S. District Court (S.D. Florida)
Affiliate: Florida
Press Releases
Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel for People Held at Florida’s Notorious Everglades Immigration Detention Center