A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a judge’s order requiring Florida and the Trump administration to wind down operations at “Alligator Alcatraz” and dismantle parts of the swampland migrant detention center.

In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of judges on the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the State of Florida and the Department of Homeland Security’s request to stay an Aug. 21 preliminary injunction issued by Miami-based District Judge Kathleen Williams – an appointee of former President Barack Obama – requiring basic utilities and supporting infrastructure at the facility to be removed within 60 days.

The appeals court panel also blocked Williams from barring federal and state officials from sending any additional detainees to the remote facility, and from proceeding with

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