William "Popeye" Osceola expressed shock at the construction of a massive immigration detention center near the Miccosukee Reservation, highlighting a significant oversight regarding tribal consultation. The Miccosukee Tribe has initiated a lawsuit against state and federal governments for environmental violations linked to the facility, built without environmental assessments or tribal input. The tribe aims to protect their ancestral territory and maintain sovereignty for future generations against the alleged secretive operations of the detention center, deemed "Alligator Alcatraz" by the former Trump administration.
"We are trying to just make sure we follow our constitutional duty to preserve our land and resources for future generations. That way we're able to maintain our sovereignty. And we felt that this path would be able to reinforce that."
"I found out about it basically when everybody else found out about it, which, considering our tribal nation status with the government, that's obviously an issue."
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