Overview

• Florida AG James Uthmeier publicly urged people to report former partners suspected of illegal residency so his office can pursue deportation.
• ICE arrests have tripled in Florida this year, rising from an average of 20 detentions per day in 2024 to 64 in 2025.
• In April’s Operation Tidal Wave, authorities detained 1,120 criminal migrants in the largest state-wide enforcement action in ICE history.
• Florida opened the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in the Everglades to help authorities meet increased deportation targets.
• Earlier this month the Supreme Court blocked Florida’s misdemeanor entry-ban law after Uthmeier and 17 other states sought to uphold it.