Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary. His comments Thursday on the same day that The New York Times reported state and federal officials were in early talks about shutting down the facility in the Florida Everglades. DeSantis says the facility has processed and deported 22,000 detainees since it opened last summer. Department of Homeland Security officials have not said they want the facility closed. But DeSantis says the idea has been discussed since DHS got a new secretary, Markwayne Mullin, in March. Detainees have described poor physical conditions and difficulty accessing lawyers.