DeSantis spent $1.2m of taxpayers’ money per day to open and operate the notorious immigration jail known as Alligator Alcatraz.  

Trump’s administration looks likely to leave Florida on the hook for at least $608m spent

Financial issues of the remote jail, which include allegations that tens of millions of dollars in lucrative no-bid contracts were issued in secret to the governor’s political allies and Florida Republican Party (FRP) donors.

The Associated Press reported in July that DeSantis officials were being vague with local authorities about plans for the construction of the jail; used an executive order and emergency declaration to seize the site, partially situated on ancestral Indigenous American tribe land, and owned by Miami-Dade county.

The FRP merchandized caps, t-shirts, and other items—exploiting the illegal suffering of detainees

State officials said locating Alligator Alcatraz in a hurricane-prone area will encourage self-deportation