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As FEMA Shrinks, a Grassroots Disaster Response Is Taking Shape

Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and wildfires strike.

Members of the Christian Rangers and United Cajun Navy helped clear debris at the home of Glenn Farmer, center, in Mount Victory, Ky., after tornadoes tore through last month.

Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades

Immigrant advocates said the move creates a whole new form of detention outside the scope of the federal government.

© Erik Freeland for The New York Times

The Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, in the Florida Everglades, in 2019. Florida officials now plan to hold migrants in detention there.
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