The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the state and federal government's request for a stay during the appellate process, blocking a Miami federal judge's preliminary injunction to stop any new construction and detainees from being brought into the migrant detention facility in the Everglades.
In a statement posted on social media Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says, "Victory secured against activist judge who held me in contempt!"
No initial comment from the environmental groups that filed the suit.