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Locals react to DeSantis announcement of new immigration detention center in Baker County

Published: August 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM

News4JAX reporter Ariel Schiller caught up with a couple of locals to see what they had to say about the new immigration detention center that is expected to occupy the former Baker Correctional Institution.

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