DOJ holding up Everglades detention reimbursement, Florida emergency director says

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Department of Justice is preventing a federal grant from going to Florida to pay for the Everglades immigration detention center that the state calls “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to Florida’s emergency chief.

This was one of several revelations made by Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie to reporters on Thursday — a first for transparency in the bitterly controversial and highly obfuscated saga of the center.

But the revelations highlighted a deepening contradiction …

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