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”.

Mr DeSantis said the new facility is to be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles (69 kilometres) west of downtown Jacksonville.

It is expected to hold 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could be expanded to 2,000, state officials said.

After opening Alligator Alcatraz on an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades last month, Mr DeSantis justified building the second detention centre, saying Donald Trump’s administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants.

“There is a demand for this,” Mr DeSantis said. “I’m confident that it will be filled.”