Florida Division of Emergency Management

Florida Division of Emergency Management

Florida opens "Alligator Alcatraz" tent detention camp in Everglades at $450 million annual cost

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Florida opened a 3,000-5,000 person tent detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades wetlands, costing $450 million annually—three times the cost of existing facilities. Attorney General James Uthmeier boasted detainees who escape would face “alligators and …

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Emergency contractor donates $10,000 to Florida GOP, receives $6.2 million in contracts hours later

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IRG Global Emergency Management donated $10,000 to the Florida GOP on June 24, 2025, and received a $1.1 million Alligator Alcatraz contract hours later. Within a week, the company secured two additional contracts totaling $5.1 million for shuttle transportation, emergency services, and air …

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