Florida House Blocks DeSantis Use of Emergency Funds for Immigration

Florida House GOP Bill Blocks Dollars for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

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-illegal immigration crackdown pushed just one year ago. The post…

Florida House blocks DeSantis use of emergency funds for immigration

The Florida House voted to restrict Gov. DeSantis on using emergency funds for immigration enforcement. Here's what happened next.

‘For natural disasters only’: House bill blocks dollars for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A proposed House bill would prevent the Florida emergency fund from being used for immigration enforcement. (Photo via Florida Division of Emergency Management X account)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 imm…

House proposes guardrails on DeSantis emergency fund

The Florida Senate and House have released their budget proposals. And there are some big differences as the negotiations between the chambers begin. A significant divide involves the governor’s emergency fund. The House wants to put guardrails on the fund. Lawmakers created the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund in 2022 and have put nearly $5 billion in it. Gov. Ron DeSantis has drawn from it to deal with natural disasters like hurricanes…