Deportation flights from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center have begun, DeSantis says

The flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries, said DeSantis, who expects that number to increase soon. “I think you’re going to see the numbers go up dramatically,” DeSantis said during a news conference near the South Florida detention center. DeSantis and other Republican officials have defended it as part of the state’s aggressive push to support President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.