Overview

• Florida emergency chief Kevin Guthrie wrote on Aug. 22 that the detention complex would “probably” be down to zero people in a few days, an email the recipient rabbi and his assistant confirmed.
• U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 60‑day dismantling of the facility and prohibited new detainees or any additional infrastructure.
• Florida’s attorney general appealed the ruling, and the federal government asked the judge to suspend it, arguing the installation’s beds are urgently needed.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis said deportations will continue as DHS moves people out, with the population dropping from nearly 1,000 to roughly 300–350 last week and state officials reporting 336 detainees to Rep. Maxwell Frost.
• Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe brought the case, while civil-rights filings describe unsanitary conditions and restricted legal access at a site built under contracts exceeding $245 million.