Environmental hearing on 'Alligator Alcatraz' wraps up. What's next?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM PDT

Last week, a judge ordered a 14-day injunction stopping additional construction at the migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” until witnesses could testify at a hearing. That hearing concluded on Wednesday.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young discusses the focus of the hearing and what happens next with David Fischer, reporter for the Associated Press.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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