But the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has a backup plan, and Donald Trump’s administration claims that a federal judge’s order to temporarily shut down parts of the facility — which could become permanent — will not halt the president’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to fight after a federal judge on Thursday blocked the expansion of "Alligator Alcatraz," the immigrant detention camp in the Florida Everglades. Two weeks prior, U.S.

A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.