A federal judge just dealt a massive blow to America’s border security efforts. Judge Kathleen Williams ordered the shutdown of Florida’s Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” She refused to pause her radical ruling even when Homeland Security warned it would cripple immigration enforcement.
This facility was built in just two months to handle the flood of illegal aliens pouring into our country. Florida taxpayers invested over 245 million dollars to create a solution for Biden’s border crisis. Now one activist judge thinks she knows better than the people fighting to protect American families.
The timing of this shutdown is no accident. Liberal judges always find excuses to block real immigration enforcement when it actually works. They claim the facility has problems but offer no real solutions for housing dangerous criminals waiting for deportation.
Florida officials revealed the facility will be emptied within days of the judge’s order. That means hundreds of detention beds will disappear right when we need them most. Criminal aliens who should be locked up awaiting removal will instead be released into American communities.
This is exactly what’s wrong with our court system today. Unelected judges with lifetime appointments can overturn the will of voters and elected officials. They side with illegal aliens over law-abiding American citizens every single time.
The facility opened on July 1st after Florida stepped up to help solve the immigration mess. State leaders saw the federal government failing and took action to protect their people. One liberal judge just undid months of hard work with the stroke of a pen.
Governor DeSantis and Florida lawmakers won’t let this stand without a fight. They’ve already shown they’re willing to build the infrastructure needed for proper immigration enforcement. Other states should follow Florida’s example instead of letting judges run the show.
Americans deserve leaders who put citizens first and criminals last. We need facilities to house dangerous illegal aliens until they can be removed from our country. Any judge who blocks this basic protection is failing in their duty to uphold the law and keep Americans safe.
