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  "path": "/2026/02/25/doj-trump-administration-wont-pay-for-alligator-alcatraz-construction-costs/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T23:12:51.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Florida government",
    "Immigration",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Alligator Alcatraz",
    "deportation depot",
    "Donald trump",
    "FDEM",
    "FEMA",
    "Friends of the Everglades",
    "illegal immigration",
    "immigration",
    "James Uthmeier",
    "Kevin Guthrie",
    "Ron DeSantis"
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  "textContent": "A $608 million federal reimbursement that Florida’s been counting on to pay for the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” lockup won’t cover construction costs — if the money comes through at all, Justice Department lawyers have declared. Instead, any potential dollars would only fund “operational costs,” not “construction or facility modification,” the DOJ said in a new […]",
  "title": "DOJ: Trump administration won’t pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs"
}