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It’s not FEMA’s job to help pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants to use a FEMA program to reimburse Florida for building the so-called Alligator Alcatraz in Florida. FEMA
Not all Alligator Alcatraz detainees have removal orders, lawyers say
Gov. Ron DeSantis said every person at the immigration detention facility has been issued a final order saying they must be deported.
Court hears arguments in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ case
A legal challenge to a hastily built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong venue, government attorneys argued Wednesday in the first of two hearings over the legality of "Alligator Alcatraz" in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups.
Miccosukee allowed to join lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz
A federal judge in Miami said Wednesday that she will allow the Miccosukee Tribe to join a lawsuit seeking to shut down Alligator Alcatraz over allegations that the Trump and DeSantis administrations dodged regulations while building the immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
Another Italian held at Alligator Alcatraz
ROME, AUG 1 - Another Italian has been held at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant-detention centre in Florida, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Two other Italians were detained at the facility, which gets its name from the fact that it is surrounded by 'alligator infested waters' in the Everglades,
Alligator Alcatraz Will Cost Taxpayers Over $400 Million A Year
Nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida’s new migrant detention facility opened July 1 and will cost taxpayers a staggering $450 million a year. Critics warn the figure could rise even higher as operating expenses mount.
DeSantis said ‘everybody’ at Alligator Alcatraz has a deportation order. Lawyers say he’s wrong.
Ron DeSantis said every person held at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility has been issued a final order saying they must be deported. With the conditions of his state’s quickly-erected facility under scrutiny,
Gov. Ron DeSantis says all Alligator Alcatraz detainees have removal orders. Is that true?
In press conferences and on TV, top Florida officials have repeatedly said that everyone detained at Alligator Alcatraz has been ordered by a judge to be removed from
Report: Confirms no hurricane plan for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Miami Herald requested “the completed hurricane/disaster plan for Alligator Alcatraz” from the Florida Department of Emergency Management.”
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster - The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the ...
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Federal government issues Major Disaster Declaration for Ruidoso flooding
The federal government issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the New Mexico communities damaged by flooding.
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FEMA’s federal assistance supplements California’s own disaster response and mitigation resources like those allocated to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, which was allotted $4.4 ...
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Congressional Democrats say Trump FEMA changes hurt disaster response
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) agrees that FEMA needs changes. He’s sponsoring legislation that would address efficiency issues and cut red tape. “We have to reform FEMA.
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Politics could devastate California's disaster response
Politics Trump’s FEMA proposals, feud with Newsom could devastate California’s disaster response by Jeremy Lindenfeld • Capital & Main July 10, 2025, 2:27 p.m.