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Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says

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detention-centers-dhs-secretary-noem/

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government 
will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, 
which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have 
dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."

Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded "in large 
part" by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's shelter and services 
program, an initiative created by Congress to support groups and cities 
receiving migrants and asylum-seekers released from federal custody along 
the U.S.-Mexico border.

Primarily charged with overseeing disaster relief efforts, FEMA is an 
agency within the Department of Homeland Security that has faced 
significant cuts under the second Trump administration.

"Under President Trump's leadership, we are working at turbo speed on 
cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people's 
mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens," Noem said in a 
statement to CBS News. "We will expand facilities and bed space in just 
days, thanks to our partnership with Florida."

Officials in Tallahassee first announced plans to help the federal 
government expand its capacity to hold detainees awaiting deportation last 
week. 

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said a largely abandoned airfield 
in the Everglades would be repurposed as a detention facility to house 
immigrants living in the U.S. illegally with criminal records. He dubbed 
it "Alligator Alcatraz," saying any detainees seeking to escape would face 
alligators and pythons in the treacherous wetlands surrounding the site. 

On Monday, Uthmeier announced the federal government had "approved" the 
state's plan to build "Alligator Alcatraz" and other facilities that he 
said could collectively house as many as 5,000 detainees. He said the 
facilities could start receiving detainees early next month, calling them 
temporary.

"There's really nowhere to go. If you're housed there, if you're detained 
there, there's no way in, no way out," Uthmeier said in an interview with 
conservative commentator Benny Johnson, describing the "Alligator 
Alcatraz" facility.

The announcement that federal officials plan to reimburse Florida for 
building immigration holding facilities illustrates a broader effort by 
Republican-led states to help the Trump administration carry out its 
promised mass deportation campaign.

As the Trump administration has aggressively expanded immigration arrests 
throughout the country, its efforts have been aided by law enforcement 
officials in red states like Louisiana, Texas and Florida. In Texas, state 
National Guard troops have been deputized as immigration officers and 
given the authority to enforce federal immigration laws.

In a statement Monday, Uthmeier said Florida officials "will fight 
alongside this administration to keep Florida safe, strong, and free."

"I'm proud to help support President Trump and Secretary Noem in their 
mission to fix our illegal immigration problem once and for all," he said. 
"Alligator Alcatraz and other Florida facilities will do just that."


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Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says "Leroy N. Soetoro" <leroysoetoro@americans-first.com> - 2025-06-27 21:07 +0000
  Re: Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says "chine.bleu" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2025-06-27 17:13 -0700
    Re: Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says Hal <hal@lpar.org> - 2025-06-29 00:09 +0000

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