US EditionFlorida’s New Immigrant Detention Site Dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ Is Now Taking Detainees, Officials Say
The Deportation Depot opened to support Florida's immigration enforcement, currently housing 117 detainees with capacity for 1,500, amid ongoing legal challenges to other centers.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that the new immigrant detention facility called 'Deportation Depot' in Baker County is now open and housing detainees.
- DeSantis said the facility opened due to demand for more space, converting the pre-existing, vacant Baker County Correctional Institution to speed up deportations.
- The facility mirrors the state's 'Alligator Alcatraz' in South Florida and offers medical care, legal access, and recreation, currently holding 117 detainees with a 1,500 capacity.
- DeSantis rejected claims of the facility soon closing, stating "we'll fill it up quickly" and emphasized the mission to continue enforcing immigration laws and returning illegal aliens home.
- The opening follows a federal appeals court pausing a judge's order to close Alligator Alcatraz, and the state plans to explore a third site called 'Panhandle Pokey' to support federal efforts.
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New ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center opens in north Florida
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·Tampa, United States
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