AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell Detention facility for suspects arrested for immigration violations in Florida Everglades may remain open while environmental groups challenge it, a federal appellate court ruled. A detention center constructed in the middle of the Florida Everglades to house individuals suspected of immigration law violations—colloquially known as Alligator Alcatraz—may remain open, a three-judge appellate court ruled April 21. In a majority opinion, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said the facility, operated by the state of Florida and administered by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), was neither built nor controlled by the federal government and therefore did not need to comply with federal law requiring an environmental impact review or statement. RELATED 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Lockup Must Stop Construction and Partly Dismantle, Court Orders "Florida, not federal, officials constructed the facility," the majority wrote.…