DeSantis announced plans to convert a shuttered North Florida prison into an immigration detention center, replacing a costlier proposed site.

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.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the planned facility, which is expected to hold 1,300 beds, will be operational “soon.”