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Ron DeSantis: “That's why we're doing the deportation Depot up in Northeast…”

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Published August 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 34:51

… you know, we have way more illegal aliens that we're apprehending than DHS is able to house, process and deport in an orderly fashion. That's why we did Alligator Alcatraz. That's why we're doing the deportation Depot up in Northeast Florida in Baker county, right next to Jacksonville. And that is going to be. So we have thousands that can go to alligator, Alcatraz, another 1300 in Baker county for the deportation Depot. And then we're even working on. (34:51–34:58)

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