Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open NYT | Top Stories Patricia Mazzei 5 September 2025 at 05:52 An appeals panel paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days. © Marco Bello/ReutersThe immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.