A federal judge on Thursday suspended construction at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in Florida for two weeks as groups pursue claims it doesn’t comply with a bedrock federal environmental law.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued the temporary order after a two-day hearing in her Miami courtroom, the plaintiffs said.

It prevents filling, paving, lighting and installation of additional infrastructure. Immigration authorities can still detain migrants at the facility.

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