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The Trump administration is quietly trying to shut down the controversial Florida immigration center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” a hallmark of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s tenure.
Officials at DHS have determined that the detention center in the Everglades—which has been plagued by allegations of human rights abuses—is also too expensive to continue operating, according to The New York Times....
A pet project of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, “Alligator Alcatraz” is the first state-owned and operated detention center in the United States. But the facility, which Noem once touted as a “cost-saving effort,” is reportedly costing the state $1 million a day.
In April, the detention center held almost 1,400 detainees, federal data shows. About two-thirds of the inmates are “noncriminal,” meaning they are held in detention without being convicted of a crime....
In reality, the center, which hastily opened on July 3, is projected to cost roughly $450 million annually to operate. Florida is supposed to receive federal reimbursement, but the funds have been delayed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbi ... -to-close/
And what are you getting for our money, Morans?
Officials at DHS have determined that the detention center in the Everglades—which has been plagued by allegations of human rights abuses—is also too expensive to continue operating, according to The New York Times....
A pet project of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, “Alligator Alcatraz” is the first state-owned and operated detention center in the United States. But the facility, which Noem once touted as a “cost-saving effort,” is reportedly costing the state $1 million a day.
In April, the detention center held almost 1,400 detainees, federal data shows. About two-thirds of the inmates are “noncriminal,” meaning they are held in detention without being convicted of a crime....
In reality, the center, which hastily opened on July 3, is projected to cost roughly $450 million annually to operate. Florida is supposed to receive federal reimbursement, but the funds have been delayed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbi ... -to-close/
And what are you getting for our money, Morans?