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Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now

A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before ...

Judge rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open but halts construction and bars new detainees

A federal judge in Miami ruled Thursday that "Alligator Alcatraz," the contested migrant detention facility in the Florida ...

Federal judge orders some parts of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must be dismantled within 60 days – can no longer admit new detainees

The Obama-appointed judges order barred state and federal officials from “bringing any additional persons” to Alligator ...

Florida must stop expanding 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration center, judge says

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an ...

Federal judge bars transfer of new detainees to Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz’

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must halt construction and stop bringing new detainees to Florida's ...

Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz shut down in 60 days, says no more new detainees

A federal judge on Thursday barred the DeSantis and Trump administrations from bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz ...

Judge tells Trump admin to pack up Alligator Alcatraz, leave the Everglades, Big Cypress

Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and ...

Judge orders halt to new construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to new construction at "Alligator Alcatraz" and barred bringing more detainees to ...

Alligator Alcatraz Must Wind Down Operations, US Judge Rules

The sprawling immigrant detention camp known as Alligator Alcatraz must be wound down and dismantled, a federal judge said, dealing a setback to Florida’s push to help President Donald Trump’s ...