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DeSantis restores emergency fund used to pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ disasters Original

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By Liv Caputo, Livia Caputo Verified
| Florida Phoenix
Florida’s emergency response fund, the massive pot of cash used to foot hundreds of millions in “Alligator Alcatraz” bills, can now resolve all financial obligations drawn down since February, according to a new law Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed Monday. SB 7040 recreates Florida’s Emergency Response and Preparedness Fund, a trust allowing the governor to quickly pay for declared disasters, including immigration, without legislative approval.
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‘No brainer’: DeSantis lauds SCOTUS for allowing deportations of Haitians, Syrians with TPS

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By Liv Caputo
| The Miami Times Verified
Gov. Ron DeSantis praised on Thursday the Trump administration’s impending mass deportations of Haitian and Syrian migrants legally sheltered within the United States as a “no brainer,” insisting many had abused the nation’s immigration system. “That [decision] was a no brainer in terms of immigration policy and immigration enforcement,” DeSantis said, speaking outside of the state-designated “Alligator Alcatraz” facility.
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DeSantis hails ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as victory while confirming its shutdown

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By Liv Caputo
| Orlando Weekly Verified
Credit: Gov. Ron DeSantis/X “Alligator Alcatraz,” the state-run Everglades immigration lockup, is closed, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, hailing the facility as a success for state and federal partnerships and the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigration. It lasted just under a year.
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