Immigrants' rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida's authority to detain people at the Alligator Alcatraz detention center, citing unsafe and unsanitary conditions, and arguing that the state is violating federal law by attempting to run its own immigration detention system.

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.