Trump administration provides $668 million to state immigration detention locations

The Trump administration will provide $608 million to states willing to expand immigration detention efforts.

The money is through a new announcement by the Federal Emergency Administration (FEMA) Detention support grant program (DEP) aims to help states build or expand temporary detention facilities with Florida Everglades compounds as the “crocodile Alcatraz.”

“[Department of Homeland Security] Secretary Kristi Noem “It is very clear that the crocodile Alcatraz may be a blueprint for other state and local governments to assist in detention,” a DHS spokesman told Fox News Digital on Friday.

The funds are Part of FEMA According to FEMA’s announcement, the asylum and service program will be open on August 8.

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The program aims to quickly build secure temporary detention sites on state or local land to avoid prolonged procurement delays.

Noem criticized federal contractors for their high and slow costs and encouraged the governor to play a more direct role.

“They are willing to build it and do it faster than some other suppliers,” Noim said of Florida. “It’s a real solution if needed.”

Florida facilities begin in the eight-day distant Everglades, in the remote Everglades that dominate the airport. It houses up to 3,000 immigrants and is surrounded by fences, swamps and natural barriers.

On a visit on July 1President Donald Trump praised it as “so professional and well done” and called it “a model we want to see in many states.”

“We are surrounded by miles of sinister military personnel, and our only way out is to deport us,” he added.

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Workers installed the logo of the crocodile alcatraz for immigration detention center in Florida Everglades in Collier County, Florida. (Getty Image)

Florida officials confirmed They are seeking FEMA reimbursement to help cover the camp’s estimated annual operating costs of $450 million. State officials said the location is eligible for federal funding under the new grant guidelines.

According to Noem, five states are currently negotiating with the Department of Homeland Security about the establishment of similar detention facilities.

“We have several other states that actually use the crocodile wolf az as a model of how they work with us,” she said in a recent news conference.

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited an immigration detention center called the “Crocodile Alcatraz” on July 1 at the Immigration Detention Center in Ochopee, Florida. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

“I wish my phone would call from the governor and say, ‘How can we do what Florida does?’”

With the aim of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to double the capacity for detention, new funds are coming.

According to DHS Planning Materials, ICE reported the highest 56,000 immigrants in detention since 2019 and targeted 100,000 beds by the end of the year.

The DHS release shows that FEMA will cooperate with Customs and Border Protection to allocate funds.

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FEMA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News’ Greg Norman, Emma Colton and Mara Robles contributed to the report.