The contested migrant detention center is the first of its kind in the US, but other states are interested in building similar sites of their own

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams' injunction formalized a temporary halt she had ordered two weeks ago as witnesses continued to testify in a multiday hearing to determine whether construction should end until the ultimate resolution of the case.

A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts Alligator Alcatraz, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.