A federal judgein a ruling Thursday nightprohibited state and federal officials from bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz, the hastily built immigration detention site in the Everglades.
The ruling also demanded the state begin dismantling elements of the facility — including temporary fencing, lighting fixtures and generators, among other equipment — within 60 days.
Hurricane Erin began moving away from the Mid-Atlantic Coast after its outer bands pummeled the North Carolina Outer Banks, but forecasters warned threats to the U.S. East Coast would continue for days after peaking on Thursday evening.
The big picture: The biggest threat from the Category 2 storm was tidal flooding as the "very large" storm system turned northeast, said the National Hurricane Center as it urged beachgoers not to swim at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to "life-threatening" surf and rip conditions.
