Florida's state-run immigration detention center in the Everglades could be empty within days, even as Governor Ron DeSantis ' administration and the federal government fight a court order to close it by late October, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.

Kevin Guthrie, head of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, wrote in an August 22 message that the facility was "probably going to be down to 0 individuals within a few days."

The email was sent to a South Florida rabbi regarding the provision of chaplaincy services at the site, and its authenticity was confirmed by the rabbi's office.

Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and DeSantis' office for comment via email on Wednesday.

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