Florida officials have said the detention facility, which has been described as temporary, will rely on heavy-duty tents, trailers, and other impermanent buildings, allowing the state to operationalize 5,

Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed for the first time on Wednesday that his administration is working on plans for a new ICE detention center at Camp Blanding—Florida’s National Guard training headquarters located southwest of Jacksonville.

Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the federal immigration facility being built in the Florida Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz.' He also mentioned the possibility of standing up a second immigration detention facility at a National Guard training site in northern Florida.