SANDERSON, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference on Monday morning at the Baker Correctional Institution, the facility officials call “Deportation Depot.”
State Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders continues to cover Florida’s second migrant detention and deportation center, which Gov. DeSantis has heralded, while civil rights and immigration advocacy groups have condemned the facilities. Those groups have been seeking closure of both migrant detention centers in Baker County and the Everglades, as well as more transparency over their operations.
The governor provided a list of officials who will be in attendance, but the topic of the press conference is currently unknown.
List of officials, per the governor’s office:
Attorney General James UthmeierChief Financial Officer Blaise IngogliaFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton SimpsonState Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony CokerFlorida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave KernerFlorida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin GuthrieFlorida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass
The press conference is set to start at 10:30 a.m., and Tampa Bay 28 will stream it live on our website and Facebook.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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