A huge trove of data released last week by ICE and analyzed by NBC6 Investigates reveals for the first time details on the more than 6,700 men who have been housed in what ICE calls the Florida Soft-Sided Facility-South – dubbed by the state “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Among other revelations, it shows Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely stated on July 25 that everyone being housed there had a final order of deportation, as he cast doubt on the veracity of the families who insisted their loved ones held there did not have final orders.

“Everybody here is already on a final removal order,” DeSantis stated. “So, in that situation, to have a family member say they have the proper credentials when they’ve already been ordered to be removed through the process shows you that that is not accurate.”

His direc

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