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Future construction at Alligator Alcatraz has been temporarily stopped for 14 days as attorneys argue whether the detention facility violated the National Environmental Protections Act.

The state argued that the immigration detention facility is operated by the state in partnership with the federal government. Attorneys for the environmental groups argued that immigration is strictly a federal issue.

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

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