A federal judge has ordered the shutdown of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive migrant detention facility built at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida. In a sweeping 82-page ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams barred both the DeSantis and Trump administrations from bringing in new detainees and mandated that the state begin dismantling the facility within 60 days.

The ruling prohibits any further construction at the site — including tents, dormitories, or industrial lighting — and stops all plans for expansion. While repairs may continue for safety reasons, Williams’ injunction compels state officials to remove generators, sewage systems, gas infrastructure, and other installations that had transformed the rural airstrip into a spr

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