JUDGE ORDERS TEMPORARY HALT TO CONSTRUCTION AT 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ'

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws. The facility was quickly built two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport and can hold up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. The facility was conti…