OCHOPEE, Fla. — A large alligator was seen roaming outside of the immigration detention center in Collier County that bares its nickname, an ironic symbol for a controversial facility that’s tightly guarded day and night.
In Tallahassee on Monday, a State Senate Appropriations Committee tackled how funds are allocated for the center known as Alligator Alcatraz, funds that have come from Florida’s multi-billion dollar emergency fund.
Illegal immigration is recognized as a State of Emergency by a previous executive order from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the fund pays for anti-mass migration efforts, along with other man-made and natural disasters…