FEMA lifts environmental hold on $608M grant for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 682

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Florida is finally eligible for a $608 million federal grant to help pay for the state’s migrant lockups after the Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months.

State emergency managers still can’t request the FEMA money until the federal government shutdown ends. But newly obtained documents show that Florida no longer has to clear a federally required Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) review before seeking reimbursement.

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