{"id":2472379,"date":"2025-08-08T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overfeeding-the-gators-obama-judge-halts-alligator-alcatraz-after-liberal-groups-fret-about-local-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:13:14","slug":"overfeeding-the-gators-obama-judge-halts-alligator-alcatraz-after-liberal-groups-fret-about-local-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/overfeeding-the-gators-obama-judge-halts-alligator-alcatraz-after-liberal-groups-fret-about-local-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Overfeeding the Gators? Obama Judge Halts Alligator Alcatraz After Liberal Groups Fret About Local Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foverfeeding-the-gators-obama-judge-halts-alligator-alcatraz-after-liberal-groups-fret-about-local-wildlife%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding the construction of a new detention center, dubbed &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz,&#8221; in the florida Everglades. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal judge appointed<\/a> by former President Obama has temporarily halted the expansion of the facility, citing concerns about its environmental impact on the sensitive Everglades ecosystem. Environmental activists and the Miccosukee Tribe have filed lawsuits, arguing that the construction and operation of the center would disrupt critical wildlife habitats, including those of endangered Florida panthers. Despite the pause on expansion, current operations at the center, which detains illegal immigrants, continue. The facility is part of the Trump administrationS efforts to manage immigration and deportation,which has received both criticism and support from various parties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-officials-meet-with-skeptical-senators-ahead-of-crucial-news-conference-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden campaign officials meet with skeptical senators ahead of crucial news conference - Washington Examiner\">article highlights tensions<\/a> between immigration enforcement policies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-resolution-to-honor-late-jimmy-buffett\/\" title=\"Senate honors late Jimmy Buffett with resolution.\">environmental conservation efforts<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The left is taking a break from caring about illegal immigrants to focus its attention on wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>With construction underway for the much-anticipated Alligator Alcatraz in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-reportedly-eyeing-another-alligator-alcatraz-former-wwii-pow-camp-deportations-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> Everglades, one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-schools-stephen-a-smith-on-deportation-on-his-own-show\/\" title=\"Tom Homan Schools Stephen A. Smith on ... on His Own Show\">federal judge &#038;mdash<\/a>; appointed by former President Barack Obama &mdash; said the environmental impacts of the facility need to be more carefully considered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/aug\/7\/judge-halts-new-construction-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Times<\/a> reported, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams has ordered new construction on the detention center to stop, although she allowed current plans to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Williams made her decision in a hearing, saying a written ruling will be out soon. The order lasts two weeks as the judge considers the issues of a center like the one the Trump administration wants in the Everglades.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; NEW: U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams (Obama 2011) ORDERS HALT to &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Governor DeSantis RESPONDS: &ldquo;Operations at Alligator Alcatraz are ongoing and deportations are continuing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DO YOU SUPPORT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> TELLING COMMIE JUDGE&rsquo;S TO BTFO? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nhDPkLVnno\">pic.twitter.com\/nhDPkLVnno<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OcrazioCornPop\/status\/1953610370221855210?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Environmental activists and the Miccosukee Tribe filed suit against the detention center&rsquo;s location, saying that construction would be done over important areas in the Everglades and that the constant lights needed for the facility would be disrupting to wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Eve Samples, executive director at Friends of the Everglades, said on the decision, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re pleased that the judge saw the urgent need to put a pause on additional construction, and we look forward to advancing our ultimate goal of protecting the unique and imperiled Everglades ecosystem from further damage caused by this mass detention facility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/critics-of-alligator-alcatraz-want-it-shuttered-over-environmental-concerns\/ar-AA1K0bkl?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> reported comments by border czar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-schools-stephen-smith-deportation-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Homan<\/a> on Williams&rsquo; decision. The Trump official largely credited with ongoing deportation efforts did not react kindly to her.<\/p>\n<p>Homan referred to Williams as &ldquo;a radical judge trying to shut down everything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ABC also noted comments by Florida wildlife expert Randy Kautz, who showed concern about the center being in a &ldquo;core area&rdquo; for endangered panthers who use the location in question for reproduction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the area we know that Florida panthers do occur,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If panthers are to recover in the future, there&rsquo;s got to be a place where they start from and disperse to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/federal-judge-halts-expansion-at-trump-admins-alligator-alcatraz-detention-facility-in-florida\/ar-AA1K79QJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> stressed the facility can hold illegal immigrants currently, but Williams&rsquo; order said nothing new can be added &mdash; for now.<\/p>\n<p>Busloads of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-abc-news-deceive-readers-referring-ms-13-clique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gang members<\/a>, murders, traffickers, and rapists are indefensible, so the environment seems like the next best thing if you&rsquo;re going to impede plans by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Won&rsquo;t somebody think of those poor alligators?<\/p>\n<p>What if they catch too many escapees? The consequences of overfeeding them could be devastating to their health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The circumstances do bring on some laughter and really make you shake your head at the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it be environmental activists or activists for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whoops-resurfaced-video-goes-viral-shows-exactly-dems-need-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a>, they cannot ignore the mandate this administration has from the American people: allow detention and deportation to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>With numerous other states expressing interest in facilities like Alligator Alcatraz, this is going to get done whether it&rsquo;s in the Everglades or somewhere else.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As construction progresses on the highly anticipated Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades, a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama has called for a more thorough review of the project&#8217;s environmental effects. According to The Washington Times, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams has temporarily halted new construction on the facility but allowed existing plans to continue. During a hearing on Thursday, Williams announced her decision and said a formal ruling would follow soon. The pause will last two weeks while she evaluates issues related to this type of detention center proposed by the Trump administration in the Everglades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2472380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alligator-Alcatraz.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60906,38300,60907,37446],"class_list":["post-2472379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alligator-conservation","tag-environmental-law","tag-local-activism","tag-wildlife-protection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alligator-Alcatraz.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472379"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472383,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472379\/revisions\/2472383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}