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DeSantis said he's considering standing up a facility at a Florida National Guard training center known as Camp Blanding, about 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville community protests the planned ICE detention facility at Camp Blanding, citing historical concerns and demanding transparency.
They joined protesters in urging Miami-Dade County officials to immediately evacuate and close the facility.
Students for a Democratic Society held a march that started in front of City Hall to the Convention Center to protest against the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Student Action Summit and the Trump administration.
On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” T
The plan to build an immigration detention facility at Camp Blanding in Clay County is meeting with community pushback on the heels of the opening of Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades.
President Donald Trump is visiting Alligator Alcatraz, the temporary migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades, on July 1.
One of two federally-recognized tribes in Florida wants to join a lawsuit to stop Alligator Alcatraz from operating in the Everglades.
The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions.