Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of a migrant detention center being built on an airstrip in the Florida Everglades. The facility, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" by Republicans, is intended to house undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit contends that the state of Florida and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ignored required ecological reviews in approving the project. As the state and DHS prepare to open the detention center, attorneys representing Florida argued in court that the judge should reject the environmental groups' attempt to halt the construction. The legal challenge highlights concerns over the environmental impact of the detention center in the sensitive Everglades ecosystem.