FEMA Providing $600 Million For States To Detain Illegal Migrants

DeSantis has dismissed criticism over the facility, saying at an event in Marco Island that it poses no threat to the Everglades. He also brushed off concerns from Collier County officials about the fast-tracked construction of the migrant detention center near the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, stating he’s not worried about local objections, according to Florida Politics.

“This is an existing airport. It’s an existing concrete. They’re not doing anything outside of a footprint they show, and they have a lot of great plans for how to handle everything that happens. And so that’s just not an issue,” DeSantis said.

Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on July 12 that her office is in discussions with five Republican-led states about building detention centers modeled after Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz facility.

“We’ve had several other states that are actually using Alligator Alcatraz as a model for how they can partner with us as well,” she told reporters without identifying which states are engaged in discussions. Continue reading…