Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security approved Florida’s plan to convert the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into a 1,000-bed detention center by early July.
• Attorney General James Uthmeier promoted the site as a cost-effective hub for President Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
• Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava flagged security risks and the state’s $20 million bid, which falls far below the site’s $190 million appraisal.
• Friends of the Everglades and other environmental groups warn that construction could inflict “devastating” harm on fragile wetlands.
• Hundreds of protesters gathered near the airfield on June 22 to oppose the rapid timeline and potential ecosystem threats.