Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun

OCHOPEE Fla AP Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz to other countries began in the past limited days Florida Gov Ron DeSantis revealed Friday The flights operated by the Department of Homeland Prevention have removed more about detainees from the immigration detention center in the remote Everglades revealed DeSantis who expects that number to increase soon Critics have condemned the facility as a cruel and inhumane while DeSantis and other Republican state executives have defended it as part of the state s aggressive push to advocacy President Donald Trump s crackdown on illegal immigration