Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt construction at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in Florida, Fox News has learned. 

The judge said for now that the facility can continue to hold migrant detainees, but cannot add any new infrastructure capacity.

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Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued housing of existing migrant detainees.