Overview
- Florida turned over 10,000 arrested individuals to the Department of Homeland Security under Operation Tidal Wave, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
- State figures say 63% of those arrested had prior criminal arrests or convictions, including violent and sex offenses.
- Since September, 93 flights have departed the Baker County “Deportation Depot,” carrying about 2,926 people for deportation.
- Florida is awaiting DHS sign-off to open a Panhandle detention facility and is evaluating a potential fourth site.
- All 67 counties have 287(g) agreements deputizing local officers, as federal lawsuits over the Everglades “Alligator Alcatraz” site continue with a prior wind-down order stayed on appeal.