Judge blocks transfer of new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz

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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration and the state of Florida to begin dismantling the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” In an 82-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams granted a preliminary injunction blocking the transfer of new detainees to the facility and halting any further construction. … Read more