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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, some Floridians are worried whether it will affect hurricane relief funds.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an ...
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...
"We will stay on the ground for as long as we're needed and at the direction of Governor DeSantis," a spokeswoman said.
Governor Ron DeSantis pushed back against those concerns Wednesday, insisting the facility will have no long-term impact.
"This is an existing airstrip that is already built and paved," the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Newsweek.
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However, the big story in local politics this week was the stunning victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral ...
DeSantis doubles down on his support of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Camp Blanding deporation facilities
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday doubled down on his assertion that a temporary detention center being constructed at an ...
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
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