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The potential future of Alligator Alcatraz remained in question while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) remained confident about the \u201cmajor impact\u201d provided by the facility.<\/p>\n

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(Video Credit: Gov. Ron DeSantis)<\/p>\n

If corporate media were attempting to find failure in the coordination of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration and DeSantis on tackling illegal immigration, America\u2019s Governor had a simple reality check on Thursday. Following reports that emphasized the costs of operating the illegal immigrant detention center and rumors of its impending closure, the Florida executive simply reminded, \u201cIt was always designed to be a temporary facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has made a major impact,\u201d DeSantis continued while fielding questions after a bill signing, \u201cand if we shut the lights out tomorrow, we will be able to say it served its purpose, because it was responsible for helping with almost 22,000 illegal aliens, and that ultimately is what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The response from the governor followed reporting<\/a> from The New York Times that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials concluded that continued operation of Alligator Alcatraz remains too costly at roughly $1 million per day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey haven\u2019t said they want to wind it down. It\u2019s been discussed,\u201d said DeSantis while his state awaited federal reimbursement for some $600 million in costs related to the facility. \u201cWe knew that it would take some time for them to stand it up, but ultimately our goal on this was for that facility to be a bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they can handle that, then yeah, that would be great for us to break that facility down,\u201d he added as plans to build another facility in Lake County have been on hold. \u201cI think it makes sense that DHS is evaluating what their footprint is, how they can best accomplish the mission, and we\u2019ll continue to be a partner with them as they go forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a> to Politico, DHS remarked, \u201cFlorida continues to be a valuable partner in advancing President Trump\u2019s immigration agenda, and DHS appreciates their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDHS continuously evaluates detention needs and requirements to ensure they meet the latest operational requirements,\u201d added the agency.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as with virtually every move made by the Trump administration to restore national sovereignty and undo the damage done by the open border agenda, a number of lawsuits had been brought against the facility in bids to shut it down.<\/p>\n

Friends of the Everglades executive director Eve Samples, whose organization intends to continue litigation over alleged damage to the environment even if there is a closure, told<\/a> the Tampa Bay Times, \u201cThis dark chapter in Everglades history can\u2019t end soon enough. Until then, we\u2019re not taking our foot off the gas, we\u2019re headed back to federal district court with more strong claims to bring. The only acceptable remedy is shutting down Alligator Alcatraz and full remediation of the harm inflicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise,\u00a0activist preacher Rev. Andrew Oliver of Allendale United Methodist Church, previously jailed<\/a> for alleged misdemeanor resisting after kneeling in the street to protest the removal of a \u201cBlack History Matters\u201d mural, told the outlet, \u201cFlorida spent more than $1 million a day to warehouse human beings in the Everglades for a political stunt. This facility should never have existed, and closing it is only the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people who built this cruel machine owe the public an apology, an accounting, and a promise that no immigrant family will ever again be used as a prop for political theater,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

DeSantis reminded that the Deportation Depot in northern Florida also remained in operation as his state would continue working with the federal government to handle the removal of illegal aliens. \u201cIf they\u2019re able to handle that so that you\u2019re not releasing thousands of people \u2026 then yeah, that would be great for us to break that facility down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The potential future of Alligator Alcatraz remained in question while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) remained confident about the \u201cmajor impact\u201d provided by the facility. (Video Credit: Gov. Ron DeSantis) If corporate media were attempting to find failure in the coordination of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration and DeSantis on tackling illegal immigration, America\u2019s Governor had… Continue reading DeSantis offers simple reminder amid media reports Alligator Alcatraz faces closure<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=598772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/598748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=598772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=598772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=598772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}