Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm over what they say is a “catastrophe” unfolding at the remote site of the state-manage controversial immigration detention facility.

A Central Florida immigrant — who lives legally in the United States, according to his attorneys — has been released from the state’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center but remains in federal custody, his lawyer said Friday.

The Mayor of Miami-Dade County is once again demanding access to Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center in the Everglades that was rapidly built on property seized from the county.

It also says the project violates the National Environmental Policy Act, as it kicked off without any environmental review and didn't account for other federal statutes, like the Endangered Species Act, or state land-use laws. The suit notes that the public also didn't receive an opportunity to make their voices heard on the matter.

More than 100 emails obtained exclusively by Tallahassee-based reporter Kate Payne revealed how local officials in southwest Florida were blindsided by

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is calling for Texas to build a detention center modeled after Florida's already infamous "Alligator Alcatraz" facility-a controversial detention center that has received widespread backlash for its alleged inhumane conditions.