‘For natural disasters only’: House bill blocks dollars for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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A Republican effort to block new funding for the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” migrant lockups unanimously cleared its first House committee hearing Monday.

The bill would prevent the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund from going toward immigration enforcement, a move that would starkly pivot legislative Republicans away from their all-in anti-illegal immigration crackdown pushed just one year ago.

“This bill would prohibit [funding for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’]. It is for natural disasters …

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