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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 ...
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 ...
Construction at Alligator Alcatraz now on hold
Federal Judge Kathleen Williams, from South Florida, has halted any type of construction at Alligator Alcatraz, in the ...
Judge temporarily blocks further construction of 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted any further construction of the immigrant detention center known as "Alligator ...
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 ...
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 ...
Catholic Church cleared to hold mass at Alligator Alcatraz after long negotiation
“In federal facilities, Catholic ministers are permitted to enter in order to offer the sacraments to detained persons,” the ...