(NewsNation) — A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt in the construction of the Florida-based migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” as attorneys argue whether the facility violates environmental law.

The facility, which is slated to eventually house up to 5,000 migrants who entered the United States illegally and are being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, can continue to operate, but workers will be barred from adding any new infrastructure or doing other construction for the next 14 days, the judge ruled.

The decision comes after attorneys representing two conservation groups, as well as the Miccosukee Tribe, argued that the federal government did not follow environmental laws before building the detention center in the Florida Everglades in June

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