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

A Miami judge ruled that “Alligator Alcatraz,” a contested migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, can remain in operation but cannot expand. Construction is halted, and officials must turn away any additional detainees.

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