Federal Appeals Court Rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Can Live On In Big Win for Trump, DeSantis

Act that strips the “authority” of district courts “to enjoin or restrain the operation of [sections 1221–1231 of Title 8 of the United States Code]. . . other than with respect to the application of such provisions to an individual alien.” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(f)(1); Reno v. Am.-Arab Anti-Discrimination Comm., 525 U.S. 471, 481 (1999).

So, the ruling isn’t particularly lengthy, but here is the Reader’s Digest version of it:

1. There isn’t a federal action to challenge, to begin with;
2. Even if there had been, Alligator Alcatraz is not ‘federal enough’ to trigger environmental law;
3. And if it were enough, courts are not authorized to interfere that way in immigration enforcement ops.
   

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