From The Hill newspaper,
DeSantis says deportation flights have started from Alligator Alcatraz.
You will recall that the facility was built the middle of the Florida Everglades swamp, at the site of a former airport. It’s still a functioning airfield.
Details from The Hill,
Three flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have already taken off, DeSantis said. The first one had 100 detainees on board. It is not clear where the flights are going.
“The flights are going, I think the cadence is going to increase, I think you’re going to see the numbers really go up dramatically,” the governor said at a press conference.
DeSantis said he hopes Florida will be a “force multiplier” for deportations.
In my understanding, residence at the Everglades facility is entirely voluntary on the part of the illegal alien. He (and the inmates are all men) could always opt for immediate deportation. In either event, the result will be the same.
The idea seems to be spreading,
The administration is looking to create similar detention centers in other states such as Texas, Mississippi and South Carolina.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week that Indiana’s Camp Atterbury and New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be turned into temporary migrant detention centers.
Vaya con Dios, amigos.
