CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The state is making its first moves to make a proposed immigrant detention center at Camp Blanding a reality. Governor Ron DeSantis has repeatedly teased an immigrant detention ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Hundreds of people gathered Saturday afternoon to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to build a second immigration detention center in the state. Last month, DeSantis said ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ' administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for what’s labeled in ...

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, a site used by the Florida National Guard, near Starke, Fla., July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/David Fischer, File) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Camp Blanding is out, and the empty Baker County Correctional Institute is in. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the empty prison will be the new home of the state’s second immigration detention ...

State plans for "North Detention Facility" at Camp Blanding amid mounting deportations from the existing "Alligator Alcatraz" site. Florida is moving ahead with plans to expand its immigration ...

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, a site used by the Florida National Guard, near Starke, Fla., July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/David ...