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Ron DeSantis: “We did the alligator Alcatraz... an airport in the Florida…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 10:53

And the one thing they needed particularly early on was space to process, detain, and then stage for deportation. They just didn't have enough space. Right. So We did the alligator Alcatraz... an airport in the Florida Everglades. the Florida Everglades. So you have people and you literally put them in a van, go 2,000ft, they're on a plane, DHS flies them out and they're deported. So very efficient. (10:53–11:01)

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Asserts that Florida provided a remote location for DHS deportation operations.

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