Ron DeSantis

Miami Dade College Board Gifts $67 Million Downtown Land to Trump Library

| Importance: 7/10

Miami Dade College’s board voted to gift $67 million in downtown Miami land to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation with minimal public notice before gubernatorial transfer to Trump’s control. Historian Dr. Marvin Dunn filed suit alleging the board violated Florida’s …

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Florida opens "Deportation Depot" at Baker prison after Alligator Alcatraz court defeat

| Importance: 8/10

Governor DeSantis announced “Deportation Depot” at Baker Correctional Institution on August 14, 2025, just days before Alligator Alcatraz’s court-ordered closure. The repurposed state prison 43 miles west of Jacksonville offers 1,300 beds expandable to 2,000, with setup cost of …

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

| Importance: 9/10

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

| Importance: 9/10

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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Operation Tidal Wave arrests 1,120 in Florida in largest single-state ICE operation

| Importance: 8/10

Operation Tidal Wave (April 21-26, 2025) resulted in 1,120 arrests across Florida, the largest number in a single state in one week in ICE’s history. While ICE claimed all were “criminal aliens,” 37% had no criminal convictions beyond immigration violations. Governor DeSantis and …

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Florida Legislature Enacts "Poll Tax" Requiring Payment of Fines to Undermine Amendment 4

| Importance: 9/10

Governor Ron DeSantis signs Senate Bill 7066 into law, requiring people with felony convictions to pay all fines, fees, court costs, and restitution before regaining voting rights—directly undermining the intent of Amendment 4, which Florida voters approved with 65% support just seven months …

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