ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz ,” ordering that its operations wind down within two months.

A US judge has ordered that the immigration detention centre in the Florida Everglades be shut within two months.

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.

The detention center was quickly built almost two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport in the middle of the Everglades. It currently holds several hundred detainees but was

Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.

A hidden corner of the Everglades becomes a race against nature as trapped fish fight to survive. The rescue mission gets intense, and the outcome is more dramatic than we expected.

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades has prompted air quality and visibility concerns for nearby communities.