Florida officials plan to construct a controversial new immigration detention facility, named 'Alligator Alcatraz,' in the Everglades, partially funded by FEMA. This decision has generated significant public concern as many fear it will divert critical disaster relief funds, especially with predictions of an active hurricane season ahead. Critics, including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, argue that building the facility amidst rising disaster preparedness needs reflects misplaced priorities and cruelty towards vulnerable populations. The shift in FEMA's capacity to respond under the current administration further complicates the issue, causing alarm among residents in hurricane-prone Florida.
Homeland Security's Secretary Kristi Noem is using FEMA funds to build her Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp in Florida. At the beginning of hurricane season, reads a June 23 X post, when we can't pay our bills or fund meals for kids and the elderly.
They're not protecting anyone, they're stealing emergency relief money to build detention centers in a swamp. Cruelty is always the point.
The Alligator Alcatraz facility gets its nickname from Alcatraz, the former maximum-security prison island in San Francisco Bay known for its isolation, security and minimal inmate privileges.
FEMA appears less ready to respond to disasters under Trump because of a management shake-up, employee departures and the cancellation of a programme that helped with disaster relief.
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