DeSantis announces second illegal immigration detention center: ‘Deportation Depot’

Published August 14, 2025 12:39pm ET



Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) unveiled plans for Florida‘s second illegal immigration detention center on Thursday, this time in North Florida, called “Deportation Depot.”

The successor to “Alligator Alcatraz” will be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles west of downtown Jacksonville.

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