Gov. Ron DeSantis said hundreds of immigration detainees had departed a state-run detention center in the Everglades on planes, some for federal facilities, and others out of the country.

The first flights from "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's controversial immigration detention center nestled in the Everglades, departed this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday, July 25. Planes took off while immigration advocates,

Governor Ron DeSantis will visit the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades on Friday morning where he will hold a news conference.

Legal advocates and relatives of immigrant detainees held in Florida's notorious Alligator Alcatraz are demanding the closure of the state-run facility, as allegations of human rights violations there

What they’re trying to do, at the end of the day, is pretend like this facility is not governed by federal law,”  said one attorney.

Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.

It also says the project violates the National Environmental Policy Act, as it kicked off without any environmental review and didn't account for other federal statutes, like the Endangered Species Act, or state land-use laws. The suit notes that the public also didn't receive an opportunity to make their voices heard on the matter.