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DHS deputy assistant secretary announces Florida detention site "Alligator Alcatraz" and says FEMA will largely fund it
Summary
Lauren Biss, deputy assistant secretary at DHS, said a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz has opened, will hold up to 5,000 beds and will be "largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program," according to a July 4 statement.
Lauren Biss, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said July 4 that a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz has opened and will be able to house up to 5,000 beds.
Biss said the facility, which she described as “isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife and unforgiving terrain,” was opened by “Secretary Noem” and President Donald J. Trump and that it will be “largely funded by FEMA's…
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