Florida disaster fund spent more on immigration than all 2025 missions combined

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 505

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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The DeSantis administration spent nearly two-thirds of Florida’s emergency fund last fiscal year on fighting illegal immigration, dwarfing spending for severe weather, international rescues, and other emergency missions for which the fund was created.

State records show that the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the agency in charge of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” lockups, shelled out $890 million in taxpayer dollars between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.

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