FEMA Sends $608M To Florida For State-Run Immigration Detention; ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Faces NEPA Lawsuits
News Service of Florida|Just now
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The Trump administration directed $608 million in FEMA funds to Florida to support state-run immigration detention sites, including the Everglades facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” and a new Baker County center. The funding bolsters the state’s mass-deportation infrastructure but intensifies legal challenges alleging the projects require a federal environmental review under NEPA. An 11th Circuit panel has allowed operations to continue while litigation proceeds.
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