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The Trump administration is offering $ 608 million to states desirous of expanding migrant detention efforts.
Money declared through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Detention support grant program (Dep), according to FEMA documents, is aimed at building or expanding temporary detention features modeling after the Everglades Compound in Florida known as “Crocodile Alkatraz”.
,[Department of Homeland Security] A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday that Secretary Christie NoM has made a lot of clear that crocodile Alkatraz could be a blueprint for other states and local governments.
Funding is part of FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program and is open to applications through August 8 as per FEMA announcement.
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President Donald Trump has been flanks on 1 July, after Florida Gove Ron Desantis and DHS Secretary Christie NoM, after arriving at Dead-Calier Training and Ochopi, infection airport in Ochopi, Ochopi, on 1 July. (Andrew Cablero-Renolds / AFP)
The program aims to rapidly track the construction of temporary detention sites safe on state or local land, ignoring long procurement.
NOEM has criticized federal contractors at an expensive and slow pace, and encouraged governors to play more direct role.
“They were ready to make it and used to do it very quickly compared to some other vendors,” NoM said about Florida. “And this was a real solution, we would be able to use if we need.”
Florida facility was built on remote evils land at the dead-career airport in just eight days. It keeps 3,000 migrants and is surrounded by fences, marshes and natural obstacles.
During the July 1 visit, President Donald Trump “so professional, so well, called” a model “that we want to see in many states.”
He said, “We are surrounded by the miles of treacherous Swampland, and the only way is really exile,” he said.
Red states consider ‘Elegator Alkatraz’ spinoff, as they urge them to follow the desntis lead: ‘Many bears’
Workers installed an indication for Elegator Alkatraz, an immigration detention feature in Florida Everglades in Coliere County, Fla. (Getty image)
Florida officials confirmed They are demanding FEMA reimbursement to help cover the camp’s estimated $ 450 million annual operating costs. State officials say that the site qualifies for federal funds under the new grant guidelines.
According to NOEM, five states are currently interacting with DHS about the construction of similar detention facilities.
During a recent news briefing, he said, “We have many other states that are actually a model using crocodile Alkatraz as to how they can partner with us.”
President Donald Trump talks with DHS Secretary Christie NoM as he visit a migrant detention center, “Elegator Alkatraz,” Ochopi, Fla., Was dubbed in July 1. (Through Andrew Cablero-Renolds/AFP Getty Image)
“I hope my phone governor calls the hook by calling and saying,” How can we do what Florida did? ” ,
The new funding comes in the form of immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), aimed at double detention.
According to the DHS plan material, ICE detained over 56,000 migrants by June by June, and the most since 2019, and targeting 100,000 beds by the end of the year.
According to DHS posting, funds will be distributed by FEMA in partnership with customs and border security.
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FEMA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s remarks request.
Fox News’ Greg Norman, Emma Colton and Mara Rawobals contributed to the report.
