Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support the No Cages in the Everglades Act to prohibit federal funding for the Everglades internment camp and any other detention facility in the Everglades.. Promised outcome: Federal funds cannot be used for the Everglades internment camp or other detention facilities in the Everglades.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a Florida Democratic member of Congress and signer of the letter criticizing conditions at the Everglades detention camp.
Occurrences
Shortly after our initial visit, we introduced the No Cages in the Everglades Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for this appalling project or any other detention facility in the Everglades, require an independent investigation of State and federal laws violated in its construction and management, and permanently codify the rights of Members of Congress to conduct unannounced oversight visits wherever immigrants are detained.
Wilson joined other Florida Democratic members in backing the No Cages in the Everglades Act, including a provision to bar federal funding for the Everglades detention facility and similar facilities in the Everglades.
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"to prohibit the use of Federal funds for this appalling project or any other detention facility in the Everglades"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Rep. Wilson was listed among the Florida Democratic signers of a letter renewing the No Cages in the Everglades effort. This documents continued effort, not enactment.
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"Unannounced Inspection of ICE's Florida Soft-Sided Facility (\"Alligator Alcatraz\") in Ochopee, Florida"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): DHS OIG issued a September 2026 inspection report during the lookback window, showing federal oversight activity around the facility but not a statutory funding prohibition.
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"Florida has received just $84 million of $608 million in promised federal funds."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent reporting on a state budget report indicates federal reimbursement money had already flowed to Florida, which weighs against treating the funding-ban promise as delivered as of the refresh date.
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"Illegal Migration From Emergency Preparedness And Response Fund 187,841,430 187,841,430"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official state budget packet approved substantial state budget authority for illegal-migration expenses, showing ongoing fiscal activity around immigration detention/enforcement rather than a federal funding ban.
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091126.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%
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"no funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill would bar DHS funding for immigration detention facilities in or adjacent to the Everglades ecosystem. Wilson is listed as a cosponsor, but the bill text is only introduced House legislation.
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"State officials constructed the facility using state funds."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Eleventh Circuit described the facility’s construction and funding status in litigation over the Everglades detention site; the opinion did not establish a federal funding prohibition.
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202512873.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%
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Florida can request additional payments for its operational costs and allowable activities incurred from June 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Published within the lookback window, GAO confirms FEMA awarded Florida $608.4 million for the Everglades facility and disbursed approximately $58.2 million in May 2026. Additional reimbursement remained available despite the facility’s June closure. This documents federal funding rather than a funding prohibition and supports keeping the promise unresolved; closure alone does not deliver the promised ban.