Immigration & Border Security

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The judge ordered a two-week halt in further construction. Ongoing detention operations were allowed to continue.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A Florida state trooper vehicle sits at the entrance to the Alligator Alcatraz illegal immigration detention facility in Collier County, Fla., on July 25, 2025. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
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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.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.