FEMA reiumburses Florida for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Money has just gone out to reimburse the state of Florida for the immigration detention facility called “Alligator Alcatraz.”

What You Need To Know • FEMA has disbursed $608 million to Florida for building and operating the immigration detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" • The funding is part of a suit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity • They argue the funding means the site needs to undergo a "complete environmental review"

The state has been reimbursed $608 million from FEMA for building and operating the mass detention center in the Everglades.

In a statement from one of the environmental groups suing the state over “Alligator Alcatraz,” they say this reimbursement means the state now needs to conduct an environmental study.

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