Public records related to Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention camp have essentially disappeared into what one expert called

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for what’s labeled in state records as the “North Detention Facility.”

A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at the detention site.