The immigration detention center in Everglades, called Alligator Alcatraz, will remain open after an appeals court suspended a closure order.

The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the decision of a lower court that prohibited the transfer of inmates to the Alligator Alcatraz center, arguing that the court misinterpreted the federal law regarding environmental impact assessment. The center, managed by the state of Florida, opened in July and has sparked controversy due to the conditions of detention.