Megan Bowman

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the state is talking with the Trump administration about closing the detention center due to costs, following a New York Times report.

The detention center is in the Everglades at a small airstrip and was built in eight days last summer.

The state estimated the first year's cost at nearly $1.4 billion in a grant request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA awarded about $600 million for the detention center but hasn't released the money.

Environmentalists say they'll keep fighting to close the facility.

For NPR News, I'm Megan Bowman in Tampa.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the state is talking with the Trump administration about closing the detention center due to costs, following a New York Times report.

The detention center is in the Everglades at a small airstrip and was built in eight days last summer.

The state estimated the first year's cost at nearly $1.4 billion in a grant request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA awarded about $600 million for the detention center, but hasn't released the money.

Environmentalists say they'll keep fighting to close the facility.

For NPR News, I'm Megan Bowman in Tampa.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the state is talking with the Trump administration about closing the detention center due to costs, following a New York Times report.

The detention center is in the Everglades at a small airstrip and was built in eight days last summer.

The state estimated the first year's cost at nearly $1.4 billion in a grant request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA awarded about $600 million for the detention center, but hasn't released the money.

Environmentalists say they'll keep fighting to close the facility.

For NPR News, I'm Megan Bowman in Tampa.

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