A federal judge considered whether detainees have been denied their legal rights at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

The hearings got tense at times, with District Judge Kathleen Williams sharply questioning state and federal officials about who ultimately “runs the

A federal judge is deciding whether to close or keep open a detention site in the Everglades, which environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe claim violates the National Environmental Policy Act and threatens endangered species and tribal homelands.