Florida Emergency Agency Ran up $405 Million Immigration Tab in Six Months

Florida emergency agency spent $405M on immigration in six months

The hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars also covered private jet flights, restaurant meals, and badges.

Florida Emergency Management Spent $405 Million in 7 Months Chasing Migrants, Meals and Badges

Records show that the Florida Division of Emergency Management used the state’s emergency respond fund to spend $405.6 million from August through February on 83 contracts with private vendors.  That figure includes expenditures like $479,000 to one private jet firm for staff flights to and from the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center and to support evacuation of Americans during the Israel-Hamas war; thousands spent at 55 restaurant…

Florida Emergency Agency Ran up $405 Million Immigration Tab in Six Months

By Liv Caputo, The Florida Phoenix Florida’s emergency managers spent more than $405 million in taxpayer dollars in six months to fight illegal immigration, but that doesn’t just include law enforcement, state spending records show: It covers private jet flights, restaurant meals, and badges. This means 70% of the state’s total immigration spending in four years occurred in the past six months. The disclosure comes as officials continue to insis…