But the state’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has a backup plan, and Donald Trump’s administration claims that a federal judge’s order to temporarily shut down parts of the facility — which could become permanent — will not halt the president’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda.

Homan addressed the decision for the first time on Saturday, largely appearing unconcerned about it potentially hampering the administration's mass deportation plans.

President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday that a Florida judge’s order to temporarily shut down some of Alligator Alcatraz is “not going to stop” Immigration and Customs