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  "path": "/2026/02/16/for-natural-disasters-only-house-bill-blocking-dollars-for-alligator-alcatraz-lockup-advances/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T18:44:06.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "FL Legislature 2026",
    "Florida government",
    "Immigration",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Alex Lanfranconi",
    "Alligator Alcatraz",
    "deportation depot",
    "emergency fund",
    "emergency preparedness fund",
    "Florida Division of Emergency Management",
    "Florida House",
    "Griff Griffitts",
    "Ron DeSantis"
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  "textContent": "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 […]",
  "title": "‘For natural disasters only’: House bill blocks dollars for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’"
}