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A line of merchandise sold by the Florida Republican Party with branding for the state's newest immigration deportation facility — Deportation Depot — has been removed from the party's website. Shortly after the new facility was announced,
Florida's GOP has pulled its "Deport Depot" merchandise created after Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the state's latest migrant detention center.
"We won't back down to the radical left," Florida GOP posted on X, announcing the merch days before it disappeared.
After Thursday’s announcement, the Republican Party of Florida started selling merchandise with the logo “Deportation Depot” -- a play on the Home Depot logo. Home Depot told Local 10 News in a statement that it didn’t approve use of the company’s branding or logo, and reached out to the Republican Party of Florida to resolve the matter.
In one of Florida’s most conservative counties, the plan has drawn a tangle of reactions to those living within walking distance
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the empty prison will be the new home of the state’s second immigration detention facility.