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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may be shut down before Halloween. Florida already has a backup plan
Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be housed at the remote migrant detention camp deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades.

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Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
Judge orders halt to new construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to new construction at " Alligator Alcatraz " and barred bringing more detainees to the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades touted by Preside...

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Judge Orders Florida To Stop Expanding 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Facility
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Federal judge bars transfer of new detainees to Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz’
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams also ordered the dismantling of some aspects of the facility as current detainees are moved out, according to a court filing in the U.S. District Court for the S...

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DeSantis plans to challenge judge’s ruling to shut down Alligator Alcatraz
Ruling on Alligator Alcatraz

Judge rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed

Within 60 days, the facility must also remove “all generators, gas, sewage, and other waste and waste receptacles,” which calls into question how it would operate.

Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.
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