But the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has a backup plan, and Donald Trump’s administration claims that a federal judge’s order to temporarily shut down parts of the facility — which could become permanent — will not halt the president’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda.

A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to fight after a federal judge on Thursday blocked the expansion of "Alligator Alcatraz," the immigrant detention camp in the Florida Everglades. Two weeks prior, U.S.