DeSantis discusses 'Alligator Alcatraz
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"Any reports that DHS is pressuring the state to cease operations at Alligator Alcatraz are false," a department spokesperson said.
DHS denies pressuring Florida to close Alligator Alcatraz after a New York Times report cited unnamed sources saying the camp is too costly.
Former Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem has been dealt a final, devastating blow as "Alligator Alcatraz" is quietly shuttered by the Trump administration
He also said the promised $608 million reimbursement the state never received from the federal government for the facility is coming "very shortly."
Samples collected by researchers were sent for DNA testing, which confirmed the coyote was a male and matched him to Angel Island’s coyote population.