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US Judge Orders Temporary Halt To New 'Alligator Alcatraz' Construction

US President Donald Trump tours the migrant detention center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' (Credit: AFP)

A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.

District Judge Kathleen Williams issued the temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity.

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