A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a lower court ruling requiring Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility built in Florida, to be dismantled. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted requests from the State of Florida and the Department of Homeland Security to stay the preliminary injunction. The preliminary injunction would have forced the facility to shut down its operations within 60 days. As a result, the ruling will allow Alligator Alcatraz to stay open while the lawsuit challenging the facility moves through the court system. “The mission continues at Alligator Alcatraz. The media was wrong. The leftist judge has been overturned. Florida will keep leading the way,” Gov. DeSantis said. Check it out: The mission continues at Alligator Alcatraz. The media was wrong. The leftist judge has been overturned. Florida will keep leading the way. pic.twitter.com/Ik2fJnqXIP — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 4, 2025 Bloomberg Law has more: Writing for the panel, Judge Barbara Lagoa rebuked the lower court’s finding that the migrant detention center qualified as a major federal action that required an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act. DHS only announced it would commit $600 million to the facility, but has yet to finalize that funding, she said. The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida classified the detention center as federal operation based on statements from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that the state may one day be reimbursed for the construction, but “such expectancy is insufficient as a matter of law to federalize the action,” the appeals court said. Judge Kathleen Williams last month ordered the federal and state agencies to halt expansion of the facility and wind it down as attrition warranted, finding the detention center on a former airstrip to be irreparably harming the surrounding the Big Cypress National Preserve. Environmental groups sued to stop operations, arguing DHS’s US Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t offer a compelling emergency reason under NEPA to construct a facility that can hold up to 5,000 detainees in a protected ecosystem. “Federal appeals court (11th circuit) blocks Obama appointed federal judge Kathleen Williams’ order to close down Alligator Alcatraz & halt all construction there. Additionally, she is blocked from proceeding with the case until FL appeal is complete. Big W for FL & DHS,” Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin said. BREAKING: Federal appeals court (11th circuit) blocks Obama appointed federal judge Kathleen Williams’ order to close down Alligator Alcatraz & halt all construction there. Additionally, she is blocked from proceeding with the case until FL appeal is complete. Big W for FL & DHS. pic.twitter.com/BMJk237jMP — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 4, 2025 CBS News provided further info: The majority ruling was written by Judge Barbara Lagoa and joined by Judge Elizabeth Branch, both of whom were nominated in President Trump’s first term. Judge Adalberto Jordan, an Obama nominee, dissented. DHS lauded the ruling, calling it a “win for the American people, the rule of law and common sense.” “This lawsuit was never about the environmental impacts of turning a developed airport into a detention facility,” the department wrote in a post on X. “It has and will always be about open-borders activists and judges trying to keep law enforcement from removing dangerous criminal aliens from our communities, full stop.”

A Democrat mayor in New Jersey will endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli and is expected to switch parties. Garfield Mayor Everett E. Garnto, Jr., a Democrat, is expected to make an announcement this week. According to the New Jersey Globe, Garfield is the “fifth-largest municipality in Bergen County.” Tomorrow, the Democratic mayor of Garfield — the fifth-largest municipality in Bergen County — will switch parties and endorse Jack Ciattarelli for Governor. https://t.co/hy1f8SlM7Y — David Wildstein (@wildstein) September 3, 2025 More from the New Jersey Globe: Four years ago, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy carried Garfield by 151 votes, 51%-48%. In 2024, Garfield voters backed Donald Trump by almost nine percentage points. Garfield is 77% White, with 32% saying they were Hispanic in a tally where some responded to more than one choice. Garnto, a former school board member who served twelve years as president of the Garfield Police Benevolent Association Local 46, was elected to the council in 2024 in a fourteen-candidate field for five seats. By local tradition, the candidate with the most votes becomes mayor, but his colleagues chose to ignore that and pick Garnto. The Democratic nominee, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, finished third in Garfield in the June primary with 22.2%; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka led Rep. Josh Gottheimer, 28.9% to 22.4%. Ciattarelli has secured the endorsement of several Democratic local officials, including Dover Mayor James P. Dodd and Jamel Holley, a Democrat who served in the State Assembly and as mayor of Roselle. “Don’t believe people have had it with Murphy & Mikie’s failed policies? Then why are Democratic mayors endorsing me — and even switching parties?” Ciattarelli questioned. “Spoiler: It’s not because things are going great. It’s because New Jersey’s begging for change. When I’m Governor, we will deliver just that,” he added. Don’t believe people have had it with Murphy & Mikie’s failed policies? Then why are Democratic mayors endorsing me — and even switching parties? Spoiler: It’s not because things are going great. It’s because New Jersey’s begging for change. When I’m Governor, we will deliver… pic.twitter.com/aWS9VQis0J — Jack Ciattarelli (@Jack4NJ) September 3, 2025 Insider NJ noted: A city of about 32,000, Garfield comes across as one of those traditional blue collar towns that one may expect to be Democratic. These days, however, those areas are trending Republican while more affluent suburbs are becoming more Democratic. In 2021, Ciattarelli lost Garfield to Phil Murphy by about 150 votes. Things turned around last year when Donald Trump won Garfield by about 900. Judging from those results, the mayor is on safe ground politically. Of course, there always is the question of impact. Candidates love endorsements from the other party, but you do have to wonder what it means. Will the mayor’s public backing mean more votes for “Team Jack” in Garfield?

Meet Senator Ben Ray Luján. Honestly, we only have 100 Senators so you’d think we’d know them all, but I’ve never heard of this guy until he made a complete fool out of himself today. And maybe that was the point…trying to get some publicity at any cost. This goes right up there on the totem pole of stupid right next to MadMaxine Waters saying she was going to get to the bottom of that whole “Bitcom” thing (meaning Bitcoin). This guy apparently wants to give MadMax a run for her money for dumbest member of Congress because he kept asking RFK Jr. if he would disclose the protocols of his Autism study after they’ve already been public for a long time. Watch here: Oh my God, This guy is such a dipshit… Q: Will you give us the protocols used in your upcoming Autism Study? RFK: It will be made public Q: Will you give it to us by the end of the week? RFK : That’s not how it works. You don’t even know what you’re talking about. You’re not… https://t.co/elo2oEM5a8 pic.twitter.com/uLMG6o1nzo — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) September 4, 2025 TRANSCRIPT: Mr. Secretary, will you commit to sharing the protocols used for the autism study with Congress and to the public? Th- they’re public. W- will you commit to giving it to this committee by the end of the week? No, not—because— Will you commit to giving— That’s not the way it works. Will you commit— You don’t even know what you’re talking about. Mr. Secretary, will you commit to sharing the protocols for the study by the end of the month? We already have put out— You just said it’s public. But you— We put out the notice of funding opportunities, and then the scientists from all over the world— You’re not understanding me. No, you’re not understanding how the world works. Let me say clearly again. Do you understand what the protocols are? Senator— Do you understand what they are? The scientists who are doing the studies— Yes. Submit the protocol. Okay. So you know what they are. That’s not coming from us. So will you commit to sharing those protocols with this committee? Well, anybody can get ahold of the protocol. It’s published with the study. Mr. Chairman, what I’d like to ask is for your commitment here. I’ll send a letter to the Secretary. I’ll ask for support from the leadership of this committee to ask for those protocols. Good. If those protocols are not given to this committee— Anybody can get the protocols. Mr. Secretary, I’m not talking to you. Mr. Chairman, what I’m asking— If the protocols are public, we can work with you to get access to them. What I’m asking, Mr. Chairman, is that if those protocols are not given to this committee, I’m asking for your agreement that we follow through with a subpoena to get them. No, I will not agree to subpoena anything. Let’s see what happens. But, but Mr. Chairman, you’ll help me get them if they’re available publicly? Yes. I appreciate that, Mr. Chairman. This guy is the Chairman? He has no business being the Chairman of his local HOA let alone anything of this nature. What a fool!

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