Florida judge orders temporary construction halt at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

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Florida judge orders temporary construction halt at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center Environmental plaintiffs had sought a temporary restraining order to protect “the fragile area where Defendants are building this detention center.”

Aug. 7, 2025, 4:53 PM EDT

By Jordan Rubin

A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Everglades , NBC News reported.

Environmental groups had sued federal and state officials and sought a temporary restraining order to “prevent further irreparable harm to Plaintiffs and the fragile area where Defendants are building this detention center.” The Trump administration argued in opposition that the plaintiffs failed to