Feds approve Florida for a $608 million 'Alligator Alcatraz' reimbursement

[In It to Win It]

Federal officials on Friday confirmed Florida has been approved for a $608 million reimbursement for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, exposing “Alligator Alcatraz” to the potential risk of being ordered to close for a second time.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an email that the state of Florida was awarded its full reimbursement this week.

While the funds have been approved, they haven’t yet been released since the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s process requires that it review expenses for which reimbursement requests are made, Stephanie Hartman, director of communications for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said in an email to The Associated Press.

The reimbursement process potentially exposes the state of Florida to being forced to unwind operations at the remote facility for a second time because of a federal judge’s injunction in August. The Miami judge agreed with environmental groups who had sued that the site wasn’t given a proper environmental review before it was converted into an immigration detention center and gave Florida two months to wind down operations.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-federal-officials-8a7fce9f41aff8f6d32865db425afca0

[superpatriotman]

1. It's tents

It’s a bunch of tents and portable AC units, fencing and various mobile homes.

This is fraud. This is corruption. This is coordinated thievery by the administration of Krasnov with assistance (and benefit) of DeSantis

[underpants]

2. So the Feds started this, DeSantis jumps in to cover Trump's a, and now the Feds end up paying anyway

Ron….look we know this is hard to take…but Trump used you and tossed you aside well before this….he’s he’s just not that into you.

[Irish_Dem]

4. DeSatan probably gets a big cut of this corrupt money.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Them white go-go boots ain't cheap.

[Irish_Dem]

6. None of these guys have any situational awareness.

No idea how they come across.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Waste, fraud, abuse.

Just like Trump said.
Except he is the biggest abuser.

[kacekwl]

7. We sure do have

a lot of money to throw around.