The DeSantis administration is making arrangements to hold immigrant detainees at a North Florida prison as a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades.

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, has announced plans for a second new migrant detention centre for his state nicknamed “deportation depot” following the opening of “Alligator Alcatraz”.

“Alligator Alcatraz” is close to marshlands that serve as a crucial source of freshwater and drinking water for South Florida. Environmentalists are suing to stop the facility’s operations.