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dweller

(27,835 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:07 PM Jun 2025

Interesting paragraph from Heather Cox Richardson in today's Letters from an American

I haven’t been following the story of the Alcatraz of the Everglades , but she reports :
“ Inspections will be hard to conduct at the newly approved detention facility deep in the Florida Everglades designed to house up to 5,000 migrants. Members of the state legislature say they were not consulted about the plan. Florida says the new facility will cost about $450 million a year to operate. The federal government will reimburse that money through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-24-2025


No FEMA for the states , but FEMA for ICETAPO Prisons

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Interesting paragraph from Heather Cox Richardson in today's Letters from an American (Original Post) dweller Jun 2025 OP
How will Florida manage that FEMA money? SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2025 #1
This is going to be a straight up concentration camp Prairie Gates Jun 2025 #2
Giant grift. Who gets the $450M a year? Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #3
$450 million a year to run that facility? patphil Jun 2025 #4
Wait until the regime falls and the lawsuits begin. paleotn Jun 2025 #7
In 2027 we can repurpose these facilities to house MAGA hierarchy and their militias. BurnDoubt Jun 2025 #5
This will not be a prison WOLFMAN87 Jun 2025 #6
Florida eyes 2nd detention center to join 'Alligator Alcatraz' cliffside Jun 2025 #8

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,369 posts)
1. How will Florida manage that FEMA money?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jun 2025

Florida is a mystery state. Somehow they'll get federal funding for disasters.

Prairie Gates

(7,190 posts)
2. This is going to be a straight up concentration camp
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:18 PM
Jun 2025

The Florida administration is so corrupt that they will keep 9 out of every 10 dollars disbursed and distribute as graft around DeSantis' circle. With FEMA under the control of corrupt Trumpies, there will be no audits, since they will be skimming 35% off the top to begin with. It will be a miracle if the actual facility receives 6.5 cents on every FEMA dollar. A lot of people are going to die there.

patphil

(8,725 posts)
4. $450 million a year to run that facility?
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 06:03 PM
Jun 2025

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How many billion dollars is this anti-immigration fiasco going to cost ius?
And what are they going to do with all those facilities after they've deported all 15 million of these people? Who's going to be housed in them?
I'll let you guess.

paleotn

(21,542 posts)
7. Wait until the regime falls and the lawsuits begin.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 07:03 PM
Jun 2025

When shithead dies, the crowd will disperse and go back to whatever mindless shit they did before 2016.. Everyone around him are empty suits.

BurnDoubt

(1,469 posts)
5. In 2027 we can repurpose these facilities to house MAGA hierarchy and their militias.
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 06:22 PM
Jun 2025

Then destroy the roads in and out after tripling the Gator population and taking their clothes and shoes. FEMA dollars well spent.
Deplorable is a thing.
Something positive for which to Vote.

WOLFMAN87

(53 posts)
6. This will not be a prison
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 07:00 PM
Jun 2025

It's a concentration camp
A place to detain people in overcrowded conditions against their will through violent arrest without due process, without oversight, or press access.

cliffside

(1,580 posts)
8. Florida eyes 2nd detention center to join 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 09:06 PM
Jun 2025

How convenient for ICE/DHS.

“ Inspections will be hard to conduct at the newly approved detention facility deep in the Florida Everglades"


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/25/florida-eyes-2nd-immigration-detention-center-to-join-alligator-alcatraz/

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"4 hours ago — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida is looking at a 2nd detention center to join 'Alligator Alcatraz' in housing immigrants picked up by ICE."




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