"If they approve, we will open. If they don't, then we will stand by, and that's fine. I think it should be approved since I don't think they're where they need to be on detention space."
"I don't want these [centers] to be permanent; I want the DHS to have sufficient logistical capacity to coordinate its operations without us having to provide them."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an exploratory tour of a 37,000 square-meter industrial warehouse near Orlando as part of a preliminary assessment to expand immigrant detention capacity. Governor Ron DeSantis seeks to expand the state's network of detention centers toward the west coast and the Florida Panhandle, citing existing facilities Alligator Alcatraz and Deportation Depot as too distant. DeSantis said he awaited Department of Homeland Security approval to prepare a Panhandle center and noted the state has detained 20,000 immigrants under the Trump administration. He offered state technical expertise to support DHS logistical capacity and emphasized the centers should not be permanent. The warehouse was built in 2024 and is surrounded by forest.
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