Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be housed at the remote migrant detention camp deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to new construction at " Alligator Alcatraz " and barred bringing more detainees to the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades touted by Preside...

In the order, Williams said the site was likely to pose a threat to the surrounding environment, including endangered species like the Florida panther and that runoff from the facility could affect t...