Deep in the Everglades, in a patch of swamp surrounded by snakes, alligators and relentless mosquitoes, Florida has opened a makeshift detention center that critics say is unlike anything the country has seen before.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must halt construction and stop bringing new detainees to Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."

Father of two U.S. Marines, Pascual Andres, was detained by ICE earlier this month after getting into a fender bender, despite having no criminal record.

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The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.