Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open

The court paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days.

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Judge Orders Halt to Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center

A federal judge said work must stop for 14 days while she considered arguments that building and operating the immigration detention facility would harm the environment.

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Supreme Court Won’t Revive Aggressive Florida Immigration Law

The law, enacted this year, made it a crime for unauthorized migrants to enter the state. Challengers say immigration is a federal matter.

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