Florida taxpayers likely on the hook for Alligator Alcatraz

Florida taxpayers likely on the hook for Alligator Alcatraz

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed on social media in early October that the federal government had awarded the state $608 million to help recoup the cost of building Alligator Alcatraz. Read more...

Florida Officials Uncertain About Federal Reimbursement for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida officials are facing financial uncertainty as they await federal reimbursement for the controversial Everglades immigration detention facility, which has yet to materialize.

POLITICS: DeSantis Built Alligator Alcatraz and the Left’s Own Lawyer Just Admitted Something He Never Should Have Said – USSA News

Ron DeSantis built the detention center the federal government needed but couldn’t build fast enough. Florida stepped up when Washington was still debating, threw up tents and trailers in the Everglades in under a week, and started locking up illegal immigrants by the thousands while the rest of the country watched. Now 3,000 pages of court-ordered records have blown open the real reason Florida hasn’t seen a dime of the $608 million Washington …