https://www.scmp.com/rss/523099/feed The latest news and top stories on the Florida Division of Emergency Management. A prominent Tallahassee, Florida-based governmental body, the Florida Division of Emergency Management is dedicated to ensuring the state is prepared to respond to emergencies recover from them and mitigate their impacts. Its main areas of focus include planning for and responding to natural and man-made disasters implementing a statewide emergency management plan and coordinating efforts across various governmental... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility dubbed “Deportation Depot” at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding centre for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”. DeSantis announced Thursday that the new facility is to be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 69km (43 miles) west of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321910/after-alligator-alcatraz-florida-unveils-plans-deportation-depot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321910/after-alligator-alcatraz-florida-unveils-plans-deportation-depot?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:23:30 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Worms in the food. Toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with faecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights on all night. Air conditioners that suddenly shut off in the tropical heat. Detainees forced to use recorded phone lines to speak with their lawyers and loved ones. Only days after US President Donald Trump toured a new immigration detention centre in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”, these... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317950/inside-trumps-alligator-alcatraz-worms-food-sewage-near-beds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317950/inside-trumps-alligator-alcatraz-worms-food-sewage-near-beds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:50:01 +0000