Judge rules Trump must close some of 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Put the cart before the horse'

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must close parts of a detention center in Florida.

In her opinion, Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the Southern District of Florida ruled that the Trump administration had violated federal environmental laws by building a detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades. Williams found that the administration did not conduct the proper environmental studies before building the facility.

"Under the statutory language...