Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” was always intended to be temporary. Multiple outlets report that DeSantis made the statement while discussing the site’s purpose and duration. The facility’s nickname has drawn attention, but the common thread across the coverage is DeSantis’s insistence that it was not meant to be permanent. The reports do not present new documentary evidence or detailed timelines in the provided excerpts; instead, they focus on his explanation of the facility’s intended temporary status. By characterizing the center as temporary, DeSantis frames it as part of a limited-term immigration detention approach rather than a long-term or ongoing system. Other sources in the set repeat the same claim without adding material facts beyond restating DeSantis’s position. Overall, the coverage reflects agreement that DeSantis is publicly asserting the detention center’s temporary nature.