Judge Halts New Construction At ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrant Detention Site; Two-Week Order Cites Everglades Environmental Claims

A U.S. district judge issued a 14‑day order pausing any new paving, ground filling, lighting, or added infrastructure at the Alligator Alcatraz detention site in the Florida Everglades while an environmental and tribal lawsuit proceeds. Existing operations continue. Plaintiffs include Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe, who argue required federal environmental review was bypassed. Florida officials dispute the need for additional constraints as the site processes detainees and ongoing deportations.