DeSantis announces new immigration detention center at Baker Correctional instead of Camp Blanding

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that he authorized the opening of an immigration detention center at the Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, shifting plans away from the previously considered site at Camp Blanding. DeSantis said the facility, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” will be able to house up to 1,300 detainees.