Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has already signed at least $245 million in state contracts to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Cooped up like “chickens in cages”, eaten alive by bloodthirsty mosquitoes and living in cells said to be awash with human waste and filth.

Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups seek to halt expansion.