Florida House Moves to Block Governor From Using Emergency Funds on Immigration

Editorial: Florida House is right. End DeSantis’ slush fund

Florida's years-long immigration "emergency" paved the way for Alligator Alcatraz and allowed Gov. DeSantis to award fat, no-bid contracts to its builders. House Republicans are finally cracking down.

Florida House moves to rein in emergency fund spending

(The Center Square) – A bill that would block Gov. Ron DeSantis from using Florida's emergency fund for immigration enforcement efforts advanced in the state House on Monday.

Florida House Republicans Propose Bill to Block Money for "Alligator Alcatraz"

Republished with permission from Florida Phoenix, by Liv Caputo A Republican effort to block new funding for the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” migrant lockups unanimously cleared its first House committee hearing Monday. The bill would prevent the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund from going toward immigration enforcement, a move that would starkly pivot legislative Republicans away from their all-in anti-…

Florida House moves to block Governor from using emergency funds on immigration

Tensions between Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida House are once again red hot as House members sent their President’s Day holiday, advancing a proposal to limit the power of Florida’s Chief Executive.

New bill blocks Florida emergency funds from being used on immigration

The bill would prevent the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund from going toward immigration enforcement.

Florida House moves to limit governor’s emergency fund use before expiration

The fund has been controversial because the money has been used on the state’s immigration enforcement effort under an emergency order issued in 2023.