DAVIE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was at the Florida Highway Patrol post in Davie to speak about immigration enforcement, but he also addressed another hot-button issue: property taxes.
Referring to it as the Everglades Detention Center, DeSantis said he has no plans for the state to close the migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
He did say, however, that the idea is not for it to be open forever, but to temporarily handle issues he blames on the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
He pushed his “Save Our Homes” property tax plan ahead of a special session.
“We have the property tax in front of the Florida Legislature. We’ve had a lot of legislators who have been really productive on this,” DeSantis said. “I know they’ve been talking to their constituents for many, many weeks and months. We’ve been talking about this for pretty much after the last legislative session in 2025. We were looking forward to this November election to have something on the ballot.”
Lawmakers are expected to gavel in starting Monday.
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