A federal judge on Aug. 7 ordered a temporary halt to any further development at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center.
District Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered that workers be prohibited from adding any new developments to the facility—such as new filing, paving, or infrastructure—for the next 14 days. The facility will continue to operate and hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in the meantime.
