Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News on Thursday night and announced for the first time that an immigrant detention center in Baker County, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” is now open.

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“We’re not only doing Alligator Alcatraz, we’ve now opened the Deportation Depot up in Northeast Florida and we’re working on opening Panhandle Pokey in Northwest Florida,” DeSantis said during his appearance on ‘Hannity.’

News4JAX reached out to the governor’s office to clarify details about the facility, which had not been previously announced, and a spokesperson sent us a link to a Fox News clip.

According Fox News’ reporting, the first detainees arrived on Tuesday, and 117 peo

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