Immigrant advocates said the move creates a whole new form of detention outside the scope of the federal government.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz.

Attorney General James Uthmeier said the idea for the center has the backing of the Trump administration and could be operating this summer.