The hearing over legal access comes as another judge considers whether construction and operations at the immigrant detention facility should be halted for violating environmental regulations.

Ivan Taylor reports a lawsuit filed by the ACLU claims detainees are being denied access to legal counsel and can't file documents needed for release. The state says those complaints are false.

A federal judge appeared skeptical about a lawsuit challenging the temporary detention facility in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" during a court hearing on Monday, despite plaintiffs' claims that the Trump administration and the state of Florida have run "roughshod over constitutional concerns" in their rush to build the controversial facility.