Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups seek to halt expansion.

Environmentalists suing to stop the detention center for illegal migrants known as Alligator Alcatraz did so in the wrong venue,

While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.

Outside the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” a coalition of groups came together to demand that the facility be shut down on Tuesday.

Florida’s top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the middle of the Florida Everglades because their lawsuit was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.

The “dangerous and unlawful conditions” inside the state-managed immigration detention camp in the Everglades pose serious health implications for hundreds of detainees, says a group of health professionals and immigrant advocates.

Despite extensive attempts to obtain approval to say Mass in the detention center, Wenski told RNS the archdiocese had not been able to provide pastoral care for the detained migrants.

National Preserve encompasses 729,000 acres, showcasing all the beauty Florida has to offer. It is home to dozens of endangered and threatened species, and one of the most diverse ecosystems found in the world.