Overview

• The first migrants detained under Florida’s 287(g) program arrived July 4 at the camp’s 3,000-bed compound built in eight days at the former Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
• Florida financed and constructed the facility entirely under state emergency powers, with a DHS filing affirming no federal funds have been used to date.
• A bipartisan group of state lawmakers was barred entry to inspect the site, raising questions about compliance with Florida laws on legislative oversight of detention facilities.
• Environmental and Native American groups have filed lawsuits arguing the site’s encroachment on protected Everglades wetlands and sacred tribal lands threatens ecosystems and cultural heritage.
• White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller has urged GOP governors to partner with DHS on similar state-run detention camps as a deterrent strategy.