US EditionDeSantis' Step Toward Victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' Sets up a Funding Dilemma for Florida
Florida must decide whether to accept federal funds for the Everglades detention center, risking an environmental review, or forgo reimbursement for over $400 million spent, legal experts say.
- Ron DeSantis is facing a funding dilemma regarding the immigration detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida's Everglades, built for hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Florida can choose to either reject federal reimbursement or accept it, which would require an environmental review that could delay operations.
- The appellate judges stated that taking federal money could lead to an environmental analysis that risks halting operations.
- Paul Schwiep, an attorney for Friends of the Everglades, argued, 'Florida taxpayers should not foot the bill for federal immigration services.
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DeSantis' court victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida
Florida may be forced to choose between forgoing federal reimbursement for the detention center or accepting the money and facing an environmental review that would risk shutting down the facility.
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Fresh off a major legal victory, the Department of Homeland Security is touting the wide variety of illegal aliens convicted on charges related to violence, drugs, and sex crimes currently held in “Alligator Alcatraz.” Last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down down a federal judge’s order saying that Alligator Alcatraz needed to be shut down. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated the ruling over the weekend, saying he was worki…
DeSantis' step toward victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up funding dilemma for Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a funding dilemma over the immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz built in the Florida Everglades.Last week, an appellate court panel temporarily blocked a lower court decision ordering the governor's administration to wind down operations at the facility.But the ruling sets up a predicament: The state can either pass up federal reimbursement for hundreds of millions of dollars spent to build…
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DeSantis' step toward victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a funding dilemma over the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” built in the Florida Everglades.
The “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center remains open after court ruling. Florida must choose between federal funds with environmental review or keep it alone with state money.
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