MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge is set to hear closing arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a two-week halt on new construction last Thursday as witnesses […]
Author: DAVID FISCHER, Associated Press
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws. The facility was quickly built two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport and can hold up to 3,000 […]