Called "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday during a stop in Boca Raton that the facility will have "zero impact" on the Everglades.

Florida officials have said the detention facility, which has been described as temporary, will rely on heavy-duty tents, trailers, and other impermanent buildings, allowing the state to operationalize 5,

At a news conference in Boca Raton on Thursday, he also pushed back against environmentalists and immigration advocates fighting the plan.