DeSantis justified building the center that he dubbed "Deportation Depot," by saying the Trump administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants.

The new immigration detention center will be located at the Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, Florida. The governor said the facility, which is near Lake City Airport, will not house people indefinitely.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the opening of a second immigration detention facility, dubbed "Deportation Depot," at the Baker Correctional Institution to hold up to 2,000 detainees, while a federal judge considers the future of the state's controversial holding center for immigrants at the Everglades airstrip known as "Alligator Alcatraz.