An aerial presumption of a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is seen located astatine the tract of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport successful Ochopee, Florida connected July 7, 2025.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to nonstop $608 cardinal to states to conception migrant detention centers arsenic portion of the Trump administration's propulsion to grow capableness to clasp migrants.
FEMA is starting a "detention enactment assistance program" to screen the outgo of states gathering impermanent facilities, according to an bureau announcement. States person until August 8 to use for the funds, according to the post.
The Trump medication has been encouraging states to physique their ain facilities to detain migrants. This programme provides a mode for the medication to assistance states wage for it.
The funds volition beryllium distributed by FEMA successful concern with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to the post.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said connected Friday greeting that the authorities would use for FEMA reimbursement to wage for its caller migrant detention halfway known arsenic "Alligator Alcatraz." DHS officials said this summertime the installation volition outgo an estimated $450 cardinal annually.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said DHS volition pat FEMA's $650-million structure and services programme to money Florida's facility. Congress during the Biden medication directed DHS to administer the wealth to authorities and section governments to screen the outgo of sheltering migrants. Nonprofits were besides eligible. The backing watercourse was abstracted from wealth Congress acceptable speech for FEMA to screen catastrophe relief.
FEMA declined to reply a question from Reuters astir whether Florida would person wealth from the detention fund.
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