"Alligator Alcatraz" construction halted amid legal environmental group complaints
Environmental groups and native tribes are pushing legal action
A federal judge ordered a temporary halt to construction at Florida's controversial migrant detention facility Thursday, citing environmental concerns about the Everglades location.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a 14-day pause on new construction at the facility, colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz," following a lawsuit by environmen…