Instead, any potential dollars would only fund “operational costs,” not “construction or facility modification,” the DOJ said in a new federal court filing posted Tuesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursement may not even “materialize” at all, Attorney General James Uthmeier acknowledged in a separate filing.

Officials say crowds and feeding led to his removal.

Alligators are not permitted as pets in Detroit, but police say one was found during a narcotics raid in the city.