A report in the New York Times said that federal and state officials are considering closing the Everglades detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz.

In Thursday’s reporting, the newspaper's article said that the Department of Homeland Security has concluded the detention center in the Everglades is too expensive to keep operating. The story said the DeSantis administration has been spending more than $1 million a day to run the center located off U.S. 41 in eastern Collier County amid the Big Cypress National Preserve.

The paper reports that according to current and former federal and state officials Florida is in talks with the Trump administration to shut down the center that opened last summer in the Everglades and has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to operate.

The officials also said that The shutdown talks are preliminary.

Read the full New York Times story.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the immigration detention center always was meant to be temporary.

“At some point, we will, of course, break it down. That was always the goal,” the Republican governor said at a news conference in Lakeland.

If the Department of Homeland Security feels it has the resources to house detainees elsewhere, the facility will wind down, DeSantis said.

DHS officials have not said they want the facility to close, though the idea has been discussed since the department got a new secretary, Markwayne Mullin, in late March, and “you take a fresh look at these things,” the governor added.

DHS on Thursday denied that it was urging Florida to cease operations at the facility.

“Florida continues to be a valuable partner in advancing President Trump’s immigration agenda, and DHS appreciates their support,” the department said in a statement. “DHS continuously evaluates detention needs and requirements to ensure they meet the latest operational requirements.”