David Fischer, Mike Schneider & Freida Frisaro | Associated Press
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A federal judge in Miami has issued a split decision in a lawsuit about detainees鈥� rights at the 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz鈥� detention center in the Florida Everglades. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz dismissed part of the suit and moved the case to a different jurisdiction. He ruled that claims about detainees lacking confidential access to lawyers or hearings were moot. -
Florida law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials is causing concerns among family members and immigrants' rights advocates that people will disappear into county jail systems.
