TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing questions about the evacuation plan for Crocodile Alcatraz if the hurricane approaches. Critics of immigration facilities fear the safety of detainees and workers if the storm cleans South Florida, but the governor says the state is ready.
“People are, ‘What happens if a hurricane hits?’ And I think to myself, ‘This isn’t our first rodeo,'” DeSantis said.
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Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of travel between critics and the DeSantis administration, with concerns about whether the nation is ready to respond to a future storm that could hit Crocodile Alcatraz.
8 You got the state operational plan on your side, but 27 of the 33 pages have been edited.
“We’re excited to be able to help you get started,” said Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida Emergency Management.
“Between hurricanes and bad weather — God forbids these things not built on hurricane standards, so it’s one hurricane that needs to be, and now you’re putting human life at risk.”
As demand for transparency grows in the middle of hurricane season, state Capitol Democrats also shared that they have been demanding these hurricane plans for weeks.
“I know I’ve had a bit of a fever in the media. I know the EM guy isn’t taking care of the hurricane season. That’s absolutely, clearly wrong,” Guthrie said.
8Your side has contacted the Florida Emergency Management Office. The Emergency Management Department sent back a blurry version of these plans, citing the Florida statue.
However, the information shared by the department was that state response teams maintain ongoing plans, add staff when necessary, ensure custody of all detainees during evacuation, food, medical, hygiene and emergency services are handled, assist detainees in legal processing, and protect records of important detainees.
“If that situation exists, we have to evacuate, which is mandatory for the Florida Emergency Management Department.
But considering that more than half of the documents are blurred, the questions still remain, as if they were to go if thousands of detainees were evacuated.
