Kate Payne/The Florida Trib

Florida lawmakers approved significant new guardrails Friday for the multibillion-dollar emergency fund that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration used to construct and operate the sprawling immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Florida lawmakers are considering a proposal to add work requirements to what is already one of the most restrictive Medicaid programs in the country – and one that a federal judge recently found is severely understaffed and overwhelmed.

Florida initially sought $1.4 billion from the feds for Alligator Alcatraz.