Florida governor announces 'Deportation Depot' detention center

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Florida governor announces second immigration detention center

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the state will use a shuttered state prison in North Florida to open a second immigration detention center. The state plans to spend $6 million to renovate Baker Correctional...

Florida officials plan to open another facility to hold immigrant detainees

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The second immigrant detention facility since Alligator Alcatraz” will be at Baker Correctional Institute, a vacant prison in a remote part of Baker County. “We have identified this location. It will be able to hold more...

Federal judge rules Florida’s pronoun law for teachers is unconstitutional

A Florida judge has ruled that the state’s law allowing books to be pulled from public schools is overly broad and unconstitutional, saying it violates the First Amendment. In a separate finding, the judge also said Florida’s law requiring...

How ‘Papaya’ politics may decide Piastri’s F1 title hopes

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size McLaren have a conundrum: When, and how, will they decide which of the drivers of their...

State park rangers across Florida to receive new electric bikes

Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Thursday that the state will open a second immigration jail, as a federal judge weighs whether to close the controversial existing facility in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”....

Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Thursday that the state will open a second immigration jail, as a federal judge weighs whether to close the controversial existing facility in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”....

Gov. Newsom calls for special election on redistricting plan amid national debate

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a special election set for November 4, where California voters will decide on a proposed redistricting plan. This move comes just a day before the deadline for state lawmakers...

Congressman Mike Haridopolos Hosts Human Trafficking Symposium at Eastern Florida State College

21,865 victims of human trafficking were identified in the United States last year alone U.S. Congressman Mike Haridopolos hosted the 2025 Human Trafficking Symposium at Eastern Florida State College on Thursday, bringing together leading experts,...

Will Tropical Storm Erin impact South Florida? Here's the system's projected path

As Tropical Storm Erin moves westward across the Atlantic, forecasters predict it will become a Category 1 hurricane by Friday morning and perhaps a Category 3 or stronger system over the weekend. It will be the first hurricane of the 2025...

Senators get encouraging Brady Tkachuk prediction

The future is bright for the Ottawa Senators. After reaching the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 this past spring, the Senators have an idea of what it takes to thrive in hockey’s most pressure-filled stage and can set their...

Florida to open second immigrant detention center

MIAMI — Florida will soon open a second state-run immigration detention center in an empty prison west of Jacksonville, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, growing the state’s contentious effort to crack down on illegal immigration. The new...

Florida abre un nuevo centro de detención de inmigrantes por capacidad agotada en Alligator Alcatraz

US President President Donald Trump (L), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (2nd-R), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (2nd-L) toured the migrant detention center on July 1, 2025 ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS El gobernador de Florida, Ron...

As a former governor, I regret not using death penalty clemency | Opinion

As governor of Alabama, I had a chance to commute death sentences to life in prison without parole. I didn’t, and have lived to regret it. Because Florida’s execution selection process is shrouded in secrecy and is marred by racial bias, it is...

Florida's now getting a second immigrant detention center: 'Deportation Depot'

click to enlarge Photo via Gov. Ron DeSantis/X The state will “soon” open another immigrant detention facility, this one at Baker Correctional Institution, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday. The governor made the announcement during a news...

Florida Democrats slam DeSantis plan to build another immigration detention center

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for his plans to open "another wildly expensive and inhumane immigration detention facility paid for by Florida’s taxpayers." “There is already an immigration...

Florida AG says he won’t defend state ban on long gun purchases, so gun safety group steps up

A gun violence prevention group is calling upon the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a legal challenge to Florida’s ban on individuals under 21 years of age purchasing long guns. Brady, the gun safety group formerly known as the Brady Campaign to...

Trump Signs Executive Order on “Politicized” and “Unlawful” Debanking

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping Executive Order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans,” aimed at preventing financial institutions from denying services to individuals or businesses based on political or religious...

California governor unveils voting lines plan to counter Texas Republicans

LOS ANGELES – California's Democratic governor has unveiled a high-stakes plan to redraw voting lines in America's most populous state, in order to counter similar efforts by Republicans in Texas. Gavin Newsom called for a special election to be...