US EditionDeSantis Says He Wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to Be Filled Before Moving Forward with Camp Blanding’s Detention Site Plans
EVERGLADES NEAR OCHOPEE, FLORIDA, JUL 16 – Democratic lawmakers sued Governor DeSantis after being blocked from inspecting Alligator Alcatraz, a detention center holding over 750 migrants amid reports of poor conditions and restricted oversight.
- On July 17, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis stated that the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center must be filled to capacity before the Camp Blanding facility in Clay County is opened.
- DeSantis explained that the decision to proceed with Camp Blanding depends on demand and that the state issued a Request for Proposal to solicit bids for that facility.
- Alligator Alcatraz, built rapidly in eight days in the Everglades and capable of holding 3,000 to 4,000 detainees, has faced criticism for poor conditions and restrictive access to oversight by Democratic lawmakers.
- DeSantis expressed reluctance to build facilities designed for thousands of undocumented migrants if only a small fraction, around 150, would remain after a short period, stressing that decisions would rely on the actual situation.
- This staged capacity approach suggests the state plans to use Alligator Alcatraz as the primary facility and only expand to Camp Blanding once the first reaches demand, reflecting strategic management of immigration detention resources.
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español Florida Governor Ron DeSantis assured this Wednesday that, for the moment, his government will not build a second immigration detention center until “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial facility located deep in the Everglades, reaches maximum capacity. “Once there is demand, then we could consider Camp Blanding, but what I don’t want to do is establish Blanding if one is at 60% capacity and the other is at …
By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español Florida Governor Ron DeSantis assured this Wednesday that, for the moment, his government will not build a second immigration detention center until “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial facility located deep in the Everglades, reaches maximum capacity. “Once there is demand, then we could consider Camp Blanding, but what I don’t want to do is establish Blanding if one is at 60% capacity and the other is at …
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