The conversion of “Alligator Alcatraz” from an airfield to a detention center is now facing legal battles over its environmental impact.

A US federal judge has ordered the effective closure of “Alligator Alcatraz”, a migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades. Its name reflects the local wildlife of alligators, crocodiles and pythons that live in the surrounding wetlands.

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.

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.