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Florida received full $608 million federal reimbursement for costs of building and running the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center.

The federal funding exposes the Everglades facility to potential shutdown under a judge’s injunction over environmental review failures.

Environmental groups say the reimbursement confirms the detention center was a federal project requiring proper environmental impact studies.

Federal officials on Friday confirmed that Florida has been reimbursed $608 million for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, exposing “Alligator Alcatraz” to the risk of being ordered to close f

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