The Trump administration’s migrant detention center in the Everglades has become the subject of two lawsuits, which are threatening to derail the facility’s operations as the government employs novel tactics to crack down on immigration enforcement.

The new facility, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, is facing allegations that its hundreds of detainees are unable to properly communicate with lawyers, did not have access to an immigration court until recently and are living in inhumane conditions.

A second lawsuit alleges that the makeshift detention center, made up of tents and trailers and surrounded by wetlands and wildlife, is also being built unlawfully within a sensitive habitat for endangered species.

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The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the first complaint on behalf of several detained migrants, saw a small setback Monday night when Judge Rodolfo Ruiz said its claims should have been brought in the Middle District of Florida rather than in the Southern District.

Ruiz, a Trump appointee, said the case must be transferred to that district, finding that the alleged violations occurred at the facility, which is located in Collier County, about 50 miles from Miami.

The ACLU, along with other groups, argued in their lawsuit that some detainees were not given the ability to communicate confidentially with an attorney and that up until recently, the Trump administration had not designated any immigration court as having jurisdiction over the detained migrants, of which there were about 700.

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The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 03, 2025 in Ochopee, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Image)

«This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,» the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote.

Although not part of their legal claims, the attorneys said their clients were being held in «harsh and inhumane conditions» that included one meal per day, no access to daily showers, excessive force by guards and a lack of medical care. They are «kept around the clock in a cage inside a tent,» the attorneys said.

The Department of Homeland Security, which is working in coordination with the state of Florida to build Alligator Alcatraz, disputed claims by detainees of poor conditions.

Protesters gather to demand the closure of the immigrant detention center known as «Alligator Alcatraz» at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 22, 2025. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

«Here are the facts: Alligator Alcatraz does meet federal detention standards,» DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said. «All detainee facilities are clean. Any allegations of inhumane conditions are FALSE. When will the media stop peddling hoaxes about illegal alien detention centers and start focusing on American victims of illegal alien crime?»

Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has said the facility is designed to be temporary and a means of alleviating the burden on other detention centers. DeSantis has said he hopes Alligator Alcatraz, which was constructed on an airport, will be a «force multiplier» for Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.

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In a separate case, Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, is considering whether Alligator Alcatraz should be halted for violating the National Environmental Policy Act.

Williams placed a 14-day hold on all construction of the facility, but that order is set to expire Aug. 21. The judge vowed to issue another order by that date, saying the temporary harm to the government caused by pausing construction was not as great as the harm that would be caused if she found a lack of compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Israel took out a terrorist during an airstrike earlier this month who was involved in the abduction of an Israeli man on Oct. 7, 2023, authorities said Tuesday. 

The strike, which occurred in Gaza on Aug. 10, killed Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, announced. 

«A small part of my closure happened today. Thank you to the IDF, the Shin Bet, and everyone who took part in the elimination of one of the terrorists who kidnapped me on October 7,» Yarden Bibas said in a statement provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. «Thanks to you, he will not be able to harm anyone else.

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«Please take care of yourselves, heroes. I am waiting for full closure with the return of my friends David and Ariel, and the remaining 48 hostages,» he added. 

Najjar was involved in the invasion of the Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the hardest hit during the deadly Oct. 7 attacks, where Bibas was kidnapped. Bibas’ family was kidnapped separately and was eventually murdered while in captivity. 

He spent 480 days as a hostage before he was released in January. His wife, Shiri, and their two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were killed before their bodies were returned to Israel. 

While in captivity, Bibas was forced to make a hostage film in which he was seen breaking down as Hamas claimed his wife and children had been killed. 

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Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar is seen pictured alongside hostages.  (Israeli Defense Forces)

Hamas often uses hostage videos as part of what the IDF calls «psychological terror.»

Upon his release, Bibas’ family said that «a quarter of our heart has returned to us after 15 long months. … Yarden has returned home, but the home remains incomplete.»

In the aftermath of Hamas’ attack, the Bibas family became a symbol of the terror group’s cruelty. Video footage of Shiri Bibas holding her two red-headed children in her arms went viral across the globe. 

Pictures of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz, 84, who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and then killed, are displayed next to candles in the dining room in Kibbutz Nir Oz, after their bodies were handed over to Israel under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, on the day of Lifshitz’s funeral, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel Feb. 25, 2025.  (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

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In April, Israel said it had killed Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Awad, a senior commander in the Palestinian Mujahideen terrorist organization and who helped lead «several» attacks on the Nir Oz kibbutz.

Oasis sigue adelante con su gira Live ‘25, que ya suma 16 presentaciones consecutivas. Las ciudades británicas de Cardiff, Mánchester, Londres, Edimburgo y Dublin recibieron hasta ahora los conciertos de los hermanos Gallagher, quienes mantienen la solidez de su propuesta en cada escenario. En uno de los recitales recientes, en Dublín, Irlanda, un usuario de la red social X compartió un video en el que una intérprete de lengua de señas sorprendió al público por la energía y la fidelidad con la que transmitía la emoción de las canciones.

Según precisó Ken Sweeney, autor de la publicación, se trataba en realidad de tres mujeres que cumplieron ese rol durante el espectáculo. El hombre destacó su desempeño: “Me quito el sombrero para las tres intérpretes”, afirmó. Otros asistentes también reconocieron su trabajo y subrayaron que “merecen un gran reconocimiento por lo que hacen”. Incluso mencionaron que, al caer la noche, emplearon barras luminosas para que el público pudiera seguir sus movimientos.

De acuerdo con lo publicado por Rolling Stone, las intérpretes lograron captar la atención por su capacidad de trasladar la emoción de cada tema, animando la escena con bailes enérgicos y replicando gestos icónicos, como el característico movimiento de cabeza de Liam Gallagher en Morning Glory. Aunque la expectativa estaba centrada en el regreso de la banda a Irlanda, después de diecisiete años desde su última visita en 2008, la inclusión de estas intérpretes en el recital de Croke Park se convirtió en uno de los momentos más comentados.

Durante el show en Dublín, Liam dedicó “Be Here Now” a su madre Peggy, presente entre el público. Según destacó Rolling Stone, ella atravesó junto a sus hijos los años difíciles tras la disolución del grupo y también acompañó el reencuentro de los hermanos en el marco de esta gira. Además, tanto Liam como Noel ofrecieron un homenaje conjunto: interpretaron “Roll With It” en honor a sus padres, ambos de origen irlandés, como tributo al pueblo natal de su madre.

El vínculo familiar volvió a aparecer en los gestos del menor de los Gallagher. Antes de comenzar “Some Might Say”, bromeó con los asistentes al exclamar: “¡Creo que soy virgen en Croke Park! No tocamos aquí antes, ¿verdad?”. Luego agregó, entre risas, sobre su propio estado de ánimo: “Lo único que sé es que esta es la vez que más sobrio estuve en Irlanda desde que tenía cuatro o cinco años, algo así”.

El tour Live ‘25 continuará en agosto en Norteamérica, con presentaciones en Canadá, Estados Unidos y México. Posteriormente, el grupo viajará a Sudamérica. En noviembre, Oasis se reencontrará con su público argentino en el estadio de River Plate. Será la quinta visita de la banda al país, en lo que se anticipa como un espectáculo multitudinario.

Con este regreso, los Gallagher refuerzan su vigencia en los escenarios internacionales, combinando la expectativa por su reencuentro con gestos que enriquecen la experiencia de los espectadores. El trabajo de las intérpretes de lengua de señas en Croke Park no solo amplió la accesibilidad de los conciertos, sino que también aportó un matiz inédito a la celebración de la música de Oasis.

El fenómeno que acompaña a Oasis en esta gira confirma el interés que despierta la reunión de los hermanos Gallagher, más allá de las tensiones históricas que marcaron su trayectoria.

La respuesta del público en cada ciudad, junto con iniciativas como la inclusión de intérpretes de lengua de señas, muestra cómo la música de la banda logra renovarse sin perder su esencia. De cara a los próximos meses, la expectativa por sus presentaciones en América apunta a consolidar el impacto global de Live ‘25 como uno de los regresos más significativos de la escena rockera internacional.