Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

It’s not clear where the flights ended up after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced them from the controversial tent city the state built to support the sweeping deportation agenda that helped propel President Donald Trump to a second term but is largely opposed by Americans.

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