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DeSantis opens second immigration detention facility
Gov Ron DeSantis announces Deportation Depot at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson as Alligator Alcatraz faces federal scrutiny.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces a second immigration detention facility named Deportation Depot in Sanderson, following the Alligator Alcatraz project.
DeSantis Opens Second Immigration Detention Facility in Florida Deportation Depot
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new immigration detention facility to be located at the Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, near Lake City Airport. The facility, named Deportation Depot, is designed to hold more than 1,300 detainees and follows the opening of the prior site nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz at a Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Everglades. DeSantis framed the project as part of a broader effort to secure the border and remove illegal aliens from the state, while insisting it will not house people indefinitely.
A federal judge recently halted any further construction on Alligator Alcatraz to protect the Everglades ecosystem. The court order allows use of the existing site but requires a 14-day pause on new work. The Baker facility’s opening is presented as a logistical step in Florida’s immigration policy, distinct from the court’s environmental concerns but linked to ongoing legal scrutiny of detention projects.
Key Takeaways
"We are authorizing and will be soon opening this new illegal immigration detention, processing and deportation facility here in North Florida."
Announcement of the Deportation Depot at Baker Correctional Institution
"We've been securing the border, enforcing immigration laws and removing illegal aliens who are in our society now, sending them back to their home country."
Policy declaration accompanying the facility opening
"We have done more on this than any other state by a country mile."
Statement highlighting state leadership on immigration policy
The choice of dramatic nicknames and bold framing signals a political strategy that aims to shape public perception as much as policy. By naming facilities Deportation Depot and Alligator Alcatraz, supporters cast detention as a law-and-order priority rather than a routine administrative function. The larger question is about funding, oversight, and humane conditions for detainees, which are not fully addressed in the announcement.
Environmental and legal tensions loom over the expansion. The Everglades order shows that ecological safeguards can influence immigration infrastructure projects, forcing pauses even as lawmakers push to increase capacity. The political calculus now includes budget implications, potential backlash from critics, and how this policy plays in upcoming elections.
Highlights
- We are authorizing and will be soon opening this new illegal immigration detention, processing and deportation facility here in North Florida.
- We've been securing the border, enforcing immigration laws and removing illegal aliens who are in our society now, sending them back to their home country.
- We have done more on this than any other state by a country mile.
- Detention as policy is a choice with a price tag
Immigration detention expansion attracts political and legal risk
The plan increases detention capacity and draws environmental scrutiny, creating budget questions and potential public backlash as lawmakers push policy in a charged political climate.
Policy and practice will now be tested in how these sites operate day to day.
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