$100M Trump detention facility hit with block as judge finds DHS likely broke the law

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday halted construction on a Trump administration immigration detention facility, ruling that officials likely violated federal environmental law by rushing the project forward without proper review.

U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson granted Maryland's request for a temporary restraining order, blocking renovation of a warehouse in Williamsport for two weeks while the case proceeds. The order was signed at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The judge found that...