Lake City airport is ‘Deportation Depot’

Immigration detention facility based at Baker CI.

  • Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the creation of the ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson on Thursday along with other state officials. The state prison’s proximity to the Lake City Gateway Airport was a key component in its selection for the site. (COURTESY)
    Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the creation of the ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center at Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson on Thursday along with other state officials. The state prison’s proximity to the Lake City Gateway Airport was a key component in its selection for the site. (COURTESY)
    The state’s second immigrant detention center is taking root next door. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the state plans to use Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, just eas...

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