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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order on "Alligator Alcatraz," pausing construction for 14 days
The temporary restraining order will put a pause on any construction projects, including lighting, paving, excavation, and ...
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed ...
Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida
Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...
Florida plans to appeal construction halt at Alligator Alcatraz
On Thursday, a federal judge halted construction for two weeks at Alligator Alcatraz, the mass migrant detention center near ...
Who runs Alligator Alcatraz? DeSantis and Trump administrations respond in court
One agreement submitted in federal court was amended on Wednesday and applied retroactively to cover the six weeks the ...
The ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Site Once Changed History. Now, It’s Testing the Law Again.
Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention camp in Florida must temporarily halt construction, judge rules
Construction at the controversial facility in the Florida Everglades has been stopped for 14 days over a lawsuit alleging it ...
Trump Administration's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Suffers Legal Blow
A federal judge has temporarily blocked further construction of the Trump administration's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention ...
Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction temporarily halted by US judge
The ruling is a setback for Trump as he seeks to ramp up deportations of migrants and others living in the U.S. illegally.
Critics of 'Alligator Alcatraz' want it shuttered over environmental concerns
The Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" might have gotten its name from the massive reptiles that ...
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A family's fishing trip ends with the dad at 'Alligator Alcatraz'. Here's their story
Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...