A local activist group is voicing its concerns about plans for an immigrant detention center at Camp Blanding in Clay County on Saturday.

DeSantis said he's considering standing up a facility at a Florida National Guard training center known as Camp Blanding, about 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville.

Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.

ICE data from June 2025 showed 72% of people detained in the agency's facilities had no criminal convictions, although 24.7% ...