US EditionDeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
The facility at Baker Correctional Institution will initially hold 1,300 detainees, expandable to 2,000, supporting expanded deportation efforts amid legal challenges to the Everglades center.
- On August 14, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revealed plans to establish an additional detention center for immigrants within the Baker Correctional Institution located in northern Florida.
- The new facility responds to demand for more capacity beyond the Everglades site called Alligator Alcatraz, which opened in July 2025 with about 4,000 detainees.
- DeSantis said Baker was chosen over Camp Blanding because it has vacant infrastructure and fewer logistical challenges, sitting near Lake City Airport.
- The Deportation Depot will hold about 1,300 detainees initially, with costs around $6 million and potential expansion to 2,000 beds using temporary dormitories, according to Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie.
- DeSantis emphasized this is a priority for the state and country, stated he is confident the facility will be filled, and noted it would open soon though he is "in no rush to do it right this day.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state will open a second immigration detention facility — dubbed the “Deportation Depot" — at the Baker Correctional Institution, about 43 miles west of Jacksonville.
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