DeSantis justified building the center that he dubbed "Deportation Depot," by saying the Trump administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the opening of a second immigration detention facility, dubbed "Deportation Depot," at the Baker Correctional Institution to hold up to 2,000 detainees, while a federal judge considers the future of the state's controversial holding center for immigrants at the Everglades airstrip known as "Alligator Alcatraz.

The Florida Gov. said the detention facility will be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, about 43 miles west of Jacksonville.