Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the state’s controversial migrant detention site in the Everglades on Newsmax Thursday, saying illegal immigrants housed at the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” are offered the chance to return to their home countries at no personal cost.

Appearing on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” DeSantis addressed what he called “overblown” complaints about conditions at the site.

“Well, first of all, I’m not running the Four Seasons,” DeSantis said. “This is a detainee processing center for illegal aliens so that they can be expeditiously deported. That’s the purpose of it.”

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