{"id":65756,"date":"2025-08-06T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/planned-detention-center-in-florida-increases-immigration-tension\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:52:17","slug":"planned-detention-center-in-florida-increases-immigration-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/planned-detention-center-in-florida-increases-immigration-tension\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida to Open Second Migrant Jail\u2014Tensions Rise Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new immigration detention center in the Everglades, officially known as Alligator Alcatraz, opened on July 1, 2025 at Dade-Collier Airport, with a projected capacity of 3,000-5,000 people and an estimated annual cost of $450 million. Organizers built the complex in just eight days under an emergency order invoked by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n

Activists, native tribes and environmental organizations have filed federal lawsuits, alleging environmental impacts, lack of public review and civil rights violations.<\/p>\n

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Camp Blanding: second center on the doorstep<\/h2>\n
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Florida is now preparing the North Detention Facility at Camp Blanding, southwest of Jacksonville, as the state’s second immigration detention facility.<\/p>\n

A contract of nearly US$40,000 was awarded to install a portable weather station and warning sirens for this new site, with operation scheduled to begin on August 8, 2025.<\/p>\n

Although DeSantis and the Division of Emergency Management(FDEM<\/a>) are moving forward with planning, construction at Camp Blanding is on hold until Alligator Alcatraz reaches full capacity.<\/p>\n

Reactions and citizen resistance<\/h2>\n
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PHOTO: Screenshot of Efe Noticias X Account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The plan has generated protests in Gainesville and near Camp Blanding in Florida.<\/p>\n

More than 250 people gathered in July under extreme temperatures with banners such as “This is what democracy looks like”.<\/p>\n

Community leaders and Democratic lawmakers question the use of emergency funds and compare the facilities to environmental and humanitarian concentration camps.<\/p>\n

Florida is now preparing the North Detention Facility at Camp Blanding<\/p>Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n

Direct impact:<\/strong> Latino families face increased risk of deportation and arbitrary detention.<\/p>\n

Key information:<\/strong> Alligator Alcatraz already operating, Camp Blanding still in planning temporarily frozen.<\/p>\n

Local action:<\/strong> community networks and activists organize resistance, press alerts and accompany court hearings.<\/p>\n

The immigration landscape in Florida is in transformation.<\/p>\n

With the announcement of expanded detention infrastructure – and the approval of federal funds supporting these projects – mass deportation operations intensify.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit Qu\u00e9Onnda.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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