Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has already signed at least $245 million in state contracts to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups seek to halt expansion.

State contracts recently shared with Axios show how millions of taxpayer dollars were used to build Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center in the middle of the Everglades, in just eight days.