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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Florida opening Deportation Depot at former prison to operate alongside Alligator Alcatraz

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is turning a shuttered state prison into another state-run immigration detention center that can hold up to 1,300 people.

While a federal judge considers whether to shut down a detention facility that Donald Trump’s administration and Florida officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades, DeSantis announced Thursday the state is moving forward with “Deportation Depot.”

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