Everglades detention camp doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental law, appeals court says

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 558

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Florida’s migrant lockup in the Everglades doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental laws because it’s entirely state run and lacks federal funding, a three-judge panel has ruled in kicking the case back to a lower court.

“The environmentalists and [the Miccosukee] Tribe must prove both that the facility was federally funded and that it was subject to federal control,” Chief Judge William Pryor of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit wrote …

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