Overview

• The plan calls for a 39-square-mile camp at Miami Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, surrounded by but separate from the Everglades.
• Uthmeier says wildlife barriers such as alligators and pythons reduce the need for extensive perimeter fencing and lower security costs.
• Construction is slated to take 30 to 60 days and the facility is expected to house up to 1,000 undocumented migrants.
• The proposal follows a federal judge’s civil contempt ruling against Uthmeier for defying an injunction on a state law that would make illegal entry a misdemeanor.
• He framed the contempt finding as the cost of defending the rule of law and supporting President Trump’s agenda on illegal immigration.