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.

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.

The state of Florida filed a notice of appeal of a federal judge’s preliminary injunction that would close within 60 days the state’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades known