Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans for a second immigration detention center at Camp Blanding, expected to hold 2,000 detainees. Camp Blanding, primarily a Florida National Guard training ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for what’s labeled ...

A planned immigrant detention center at Camp Blanding will hold 2,000 people awaiting deportation, Gov. Ron DeSantis said during President Donald Trump’s July 1 appearance at the new South Florida ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The state is making its first moves to make a proposed immigrant detention center at Camp Blanding a reality. Governor Ron DeSantis has repeatedly teased an immigrant detention ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Hundreds of people gathered Saturday afternoon to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to build a second immigration detention center in the state. Last month, DeSantis said ...

Florida will begin construction on a second immigration detention center after the Independence Day holiday. Camp Blanding has an airfield that will be used to deport detainees. While Alligator ...

While the first detention facility is in the Everglades, the second is planned for Camp Blanding, with potential use of Cecil Airport for deportations. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has stated the ...

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After greeting President Donald Trump at a newly unveiled immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans for a second facility ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a planned immigrant detention center at Camp Blanding, set to hold 2,000 people awaiting deportation. Construction at Camp Blanding, located southwest of ...