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Judge Strikes Blow to Trump’s Bid to Supersize ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The immigrant detention facility will continue to hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but workers ...
Judge Pauses ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Construction
Siding with environmental groups, a U.S. district judge on Thursday temporarily blocked state and federal officials from ...
Judge orders temporary halt to new construction at Alligator Alcatraz
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams came after a two-day hearing in a lawsuit filed by environmental ...
Critics of 'Alligator Alcatraz' argue it should be shuttered due to environmental concerns
An eight-hour hearing on the future of "Alligator Alcatraz" ended Wednesday with more questions than answers about who runs ...
Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction temporarily halted by US judge
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted new construction at an immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed ...
Alligator Alcatraz could cause Florida panther habitat loss, expert says in court
The endangered Florida panther could lose thousands of acres of core territory in the Everglades due to operations at the ...
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even ...