DeSantis justified building the center that he dubbed "Deportation Depot," by saying the Trump administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants.

Florida Republican Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida.

As a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the DeSantis administration is making plans to turn a vacant North Florida prison into an immigration detention center for more than 1,