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FL has suspended 25 rules using DeSantis' yearslong immigration state of emergency [View all]
Reposted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Bill Grueskin
@bgrueskin.bsky.social
DeSantis is about to extend his “state of emergency” over immigration for the 19th time.
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article313140764.html#storylink=cpy
• A law requiring those who select contractors to put in writing that they have no conflict of interest in the companies they select for services
• Certain background check requirements for people working as corrections officers
• Rules requiring public announcements of government agency purchases
• Competitive negotiation requirements to ensure selected contractors are the most qualified option
• Requirements to post contract bids online so that potential vendors can apply
• Additional competitive bidding requirements for contracts over $35,000
• Requirements that state-contracted air ambulances meet basic life support standards
• Mandatory oversight teams for contracts over $5 million
• Permitting requirements for portable restrooms
• And a rule blocking senior managers from charging taxpayers overtime pay
Nowhere has the ability to skirt those laws been more explicit than in the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Everglades, which has been constructed, funded and operated through emergency contracts, including to politically connected companies.
At least three of the state contractors involved in Alligator Alcatraz have given money to DeSantis or the state's Republican Party, according to Herald/Times reporting.
ALT
Nov 28, 2025, 7:49 AM
@bgrueskin.bsky.social
DeSantis is about to extend his “state of emergency” over immigration for the 19th time.
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article313140764.html#storylink=cpy
• A law requiring those who select contractors to put in writing that they have no conflict of interest in the companies they select for services
• Certain background check requirements for people working as corrections officers
• Rules requiring public announcements of government agency purchases
• Competitive negotiation requirements to ensure selected contractors are the most qualified option
• Requirements to post contract bids online so that potential vendors can apply
• Additional competitive bidding requirements for contracts over $35,000
• Requirements that state-contracted air ambulances meet basic life support standards
• Mandatory oversight teams for contracts over $5 million
• Permitting requirements for portable restrooms
• And a rule blocking senior managers from charging taxpayers overtime pay
Nowhere has the ability to skirt those laws been more explicit than in the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Everglades, which has been constructed, funded and operated through emergency contracts, including to politically connected companies.
At least three of the state contractors involved in Alligator Alcatraz have given money to DeSantis or the state's Republican Party, according to Herald/Times reporting.
ALT
Nov 28, 2025, 7:49 AM
DeSantis is about to extend his “state of emergency†over immigration for the 19th time.
— Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) 2025-11-28T12:49:39.511Z
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵ï¸
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
FL has suspended 25 rules using DeSantis’ yearslong immigration state of emergency
By Claire Heddles November 26, 2025 11:05 AM Gift Article
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to re-up his 2023 immigration state of emergency for the 19th time this week, extending his expanded scope of powers into their fourth calendar year and continuing to skirt more than two dozen state laws and regulations. Over the past three years, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management has suspended 25 statutes and rules using the immigration state of emergency justification, according to a review by the Miami Herald.
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Read more at:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article313140764.html#storylink=cpy
By Claire Heddles November 26, 2025 11:05 AM Gift Article
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to re-up his 2023 immigration state of emergency for the 19th time this week, extending his expanded scope of powers into their fourth calendar year and continuing to skirt more than two dozen state laws and regulations. Over the past three years, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management has suspended 25 statutes and rules using the immigration state of emergency justification, according to a review by the Miami Herald.
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Read more at:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article313140764.html#storylink=cpy
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