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Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Known as "Alligator Alcatraz," the center remains open due to arguments by Florida and the Trump administration. They claimed the state hadn't gotten federal reimbursement, so it wasn't required to follow federal environmental law. On Tuesday, during a hearing in Miami, the judges questioned how much control the federal government had over the state-built facility. Florida was notified in late September of $608 million in federal funding approval. The environmental lawsuit was one of three federal challenges to the facility since it opened.
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This week, seven shows open, three close, ten continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.
- In April, there are 29 shows at art centers including this year's International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Exhibition
- Sarasota Film Festival takes place April 10-19
- Newly formed Fort Myers Philharmonic to be directed by Paul Nadler and pops conductor Christopher Confessore
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