Overview
- Gov. Ron DeSantis reported more than 10,000 arrests under the initiative since April 2025, with some accounts putting the figure at about 10,400.
- Since September, 93 flights from the Baker County "Deportation Depot" have removed 2,926 detainees, according to state figures.
- Florida is awaiting DHS approval for a Panhandle detention center and is exploring a potential South Florida site, with the Everglades facility described as temporary.
- State leaders say the operation relies on an expanded 287(g) network involving more than 300 agencies and describe it as the largest joint ICE operation to date.
- Democrats and civil-rights groups challenge the program’s authority and conditions in federal lawsuits, citing prolonged emergency powers, costs, and detainees’ access to counsel.