MIAMI — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws.
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Work progresses July 4 on the new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades in Ochopee, Fla.
Trump tours an immigration detention center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz'
President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump listens to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, as they and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, in Ochopee, Fla.
Protesters march Tuesday, July 1, 2025, outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
A truck drives past the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where President Donald Trump appeared Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks Tuesday, July 1, 2025, during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump talks with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during a roundtable Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee, Fla.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
