Florida Republican Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced on August 14 the state's second migrant detention center, which will be called the “Deportation Depot,” following the opening of “Alligator Alcatraz” in July.