MIAMI (AP) — Since its inauguration last September, a Florida immigration detention center, referred to as the “Deportation Depot,” has witnessed the use of pepper spray on detainees in at least two separate incidents.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management revealed on Thursday that the latest episode at the former Baker Correctional Institution, located in northeast Florida, took place on Christmas Eve.

According to officials, the incident unfolded when “several detainees ignored commands to return to their bunks and began moving towards staff.” The situation escalated when one detainee allegedly assaulted an officer, prompting the use of chemical agents to restore order and ensure the safety of both detainees and guards.

This confrontation followed a previous event on October 29, during which detainees reportedly tried to barricade themselves within their housing unit, inciting violence and causing extensive damage. To regain control, guards resorted to using pepper spray. Thankfully, no injuries were reported, and everyone involved underwent medical evaluation as a precaution, according to the officials.

This facility in northeast Florida is the state’s second immigration detention center, succeeding “Alligator Alcatraz,” which opened in the Florida Everglades earlier last summer. Florida is currently awaiting federal approval to launch a third center in the Panhandle and is exploring options for a fourth facility in South Florida, as announced by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this month.

DeSantis has said that there had been 10,000 arrests of people in the U.S. illegally in Florida during the past year through a state initiative with federal law enforcement, and that local law enforcement had made an additional 10,000 arrests for a total of 20,000 arrests. Under the state initiative, 63% of those arrested had a criminal arrest or conviction, DeSantis said.

Florida has led other states in constructing facilities to support President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with DeSantis saying the Trump administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants. The Trump administration has trumpeted the Republican governors’ efforts to expand their immigration detention capacity, calling Florida’s partnership a model for other state-run holding facilities.

Attorneys for detainees at the Everglades facility have called the conditions deplorable, writing in court documents that rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.

Three federal lawsuits in Florida are challenging practices at the Everglades facility.

In one lawsuit, detainees are asking for the facility to be closed since immigration is a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state have no authority to operate it under federal law. In a second lawsuit, detainees were seeking a ruling that would ensure that they have access to confidential communications with their attorneys.

In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Miami last summer ordered the Everglades facility to wind down operations over two months because officials had failed to do a review of the detention center’s environmental impact. But an appellate court panel put that decision on hold for the time being, allowing the facility to stay open.