TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The DeSantis administration quickly filed an appeal following a Thursday order to dismantle parts of Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention facility near the Florida Everglades.

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians is one of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit. Curtis Osceola is their chief of staff.

“Though we are happy with the result,” Osceola said. “We are still concerned.”

A federal judge ruled Thursday crews must dismantle parts of the facility within the next 60 days. That involves removing fencing, generators, lighting, sewage and gas, along with halting construction and banning additional detainees. This will allow the tribe access to ancestral lands based on lease and treaty agreements.

“I’m really disappointed we had to go this route,” Osceola said.

The tribe, along with environmental groups, took national and state leaders to court also claiming the migrant detention facility, that was built in days, threatens wildlife and the environment.

Eve Samples leads Friends of the Everglades. It’s a group founded by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas that helped prevent the air strip, now home to the facility, from becoming a major airport over environmental concerns.  

“The history of this very site shows that when government studies its actions, we can choose a better course,” Samples said.

Samples said agencies failed to follow The National Environmental Policy Act requiring an environmental impact study that often takes a year or more to complete.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was not surprised by the judge’s ruling.

“This was not something that was unexpected. This was a judge who not going to give us a fair shake,” DeSantis said.

On Friday, Gov. DeSantis criticized the Obama-appointed federal judge and vowed that immigration enforcement won’t stop.

“This is not going to deter us. We are going to continue working on the deportations,” DeSantis said.

There’s also another case relating to Alligator Alcatraz. A Trump-appointed federal judge recently dismissed parts of lawsuit filed by migrants who were suing over inadequate access to lawyers.