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Florida opened a second migrant detention facility called "Deportation Depot," which is now accepting detainees, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News on Friday.

The detention facility is inside the former Baker Correctional Institution located in Sanderson, in the northern part of the state.&nbsp;

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/09/1200/675/florida-deportation-depot-baker-correctional-institution-2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Florida's 'Deportation Depot' migrant detention facility" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Florida opened the "Deportation Depot" migrant detention facility at the former Baker Correctional Institution outside Jacksonville, Sept. 2, 2025.</span> <span>(Fox News)</span></p></div></div>

As of Friday, 117 people are being held at the facility, which has the capacity to house up to 1,500.

<i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.</p></div>

Florida opened a second migrant detention facility called “Deportation Depot," which is now accepting detainees, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis said.{ai:summary}<p>Florida opened a second migrant detention facility, the "Deportation Depot," inside the former Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson. </p><p>As of Friday, 117 detainees are held, with capacity for 1,500; it's a developing story. #politics</p>

Florida opens 'Deportation Depot' migrant detention facility inside former prison

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