[NYPOST] Construction aimed at expanding Florida's remote migrant detention facility, dubbed ''Alligator Alcatraz,'' must stop for at least 14 days, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Judge Kathleen M. Williams, an appointee of President Barack Obama, ordered the construction pause in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups arguing that federal agencies did not assess the potential impacts the facility may have on the wetlands and endangered species in the Florida Everglades.
The facility can continue to operate and hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, but new filling, paving or infrastructure may not be added for the next two weeks, Williams said during a hearing.
''Today's ruling by an activist judge will have no impact on immigration enforcement in Florida,'' Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, wrote on X. ''Alligator Alcatraz will remain operational, continuing to serve as a force multiplier to enhance deportation efforts.''
DeSantis, in an X post, noted that ''operations at Alligator Alcatraz are ongoing and deportations are continuing'' despite the order. Unable to connect to Postgres server! 
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