Overview

• Homeland Security approved a $608.4 million reimbursement for construction and operations at the Everglades detention site, with disbursement contingent on FEMA’s expense review.
• Justice Department lawyers told a court the facility likely holds people who were never in removal proceedings, contradicting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ assertion that all detainees have final removal orders.
• Civil-rights groups seeking better access to counsel requested a preliminary injunction, while DOJ argued detainees’ differing immigration statuses prevent class certification.
• An appellate panel previously put a shutdown order on hold, so operations continue in limited form as environmental and civil-rights cases advance.
• Florida is rotating local sheriff’s deputies to staff perimeter checkpoints for weeklong stints with state reimbursement, and ICE announced roughly $38 million for equipment and transportation.