Federal Judge Orders Closure of Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility
Federal Judge Orders Closure of Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility A federal judge in Miami issued a significant ruling late on Thursday, ordering the immediate closure of the Trump administration’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility within 60 days. The judge also stipulated that no new detainees are to be admitted to the site while it is being wound down. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams’s decision expands on a temporary restraining order issued two weeks prior, which had already halted…