ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal court hearing concerning the legal rights of detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration center is set for Thursday in Fort Myers, Florida.

Here's the latest on what we know about the ongoing controversy surrounding the immigration detention facility.

Gov. DeSantis on Alligator Alcatraz: ‘Open and operational’

Latest updates:

During a press conference hosted on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to continue fighting to keep the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades open despite recent court rulings by a federal judge to shutter the center.

"Deportations are continuing (at Alligator Alcatraz)," DeSantis said. "It's still being operated."

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams last week denied requests to paus

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