Florida, Alligator Alcatraz
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Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ‘don’t do it justice’
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Latin Times on MSN'Alligator Alcatraz' Funded by Taxpayer Money Intended for Florida's Hurricane Response, Disaster Preparedness: ReportGov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was originally designated for disaster preparedness during the active hurricane season.
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Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."
Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was manager of the governor’s unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign, late last month.
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions of dollars from an account he alone controls.
A little-known consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract earlier this month to provide a raft of critical services at a pop-up immigration detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an airstrip in the Everglades, according to emails obtained by AP.
The facility has given a political boost to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies, while activist groups have protested its construction on humanitarian and environmental grounds.
Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.