Federal judge to hear case Monday on 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees alleging civil rights violations

A federal judge in Florida is set to hear a case Monday alleging detainees at the state-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" had their civil rights violated.

Detainees and their lawyers are seeking a preliminary injunction from Judge Rodolfo Ruiz in connection with the allegation, according to local TV news outlet WPTV.com.

Attorneys for the detainees filed suit in mid-July, after the detention facility was quickly built on a remote air strip in the middle of the Everglades. They allege facility officials imposed an effective ban on attorney-client meetings after requests for such meetings went unanswered and lawyers were turned away at the gates, the news outlet also reports. 

Since then, officials have reportedly allowed attorneys to visit their clients in pre-scheduled meetings in person and via video call.