MIAMI, Fl - A federal judge has halted – at least, temporarily – future construction projects at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention facility built at a former airport in the middle of the Florida Everglades, according to the Associated Press.

Some environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe filed lawsuits against the facility, arguing that its construction violated environmental issues. Attorneys for both sides were in court on Wednesday and Thursday to lay out their arguments.

The federal judge issued a 14-day injunction, barring any new filling, paving, or infrastructure at Alligator Alcatraz, the AP reported. However, the judge said Alligator Alcatraz could continue to run as an ICE detention facility and could continue to hold people suspected of being in the country i

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