A priest will hold mass outside the controversial Everglades detention center on Saturday morning. Follow for live updates from 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

A federal judge is deciding whether to close or keep open a detention site in the Everglades, which environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe claim violates the National Environmental Policy Act and threatens endangered species and tribal homelands.

The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hangs in the balance, as a federal judge considers whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws.

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center would be built in Collier.

A federal judge in Miami will hear arguments on Monday in a case over the controversial immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws.

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center near the Florida Everglades. The controversial center reportedly has a capacity of up to 3,000 detainees, housed in FEMA tents and trailers.

Sarasota County sheriff's deputies who have received training from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have been posted to Alligator Alcatraz.