Overview

• U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams denied a request to pause her order, keeping a 60-day shutdown on track for the Everglades detention site.
• Florida emergency chief Kevin Guthrie said in an email that the population will likely drop to zero within days, and DHS said detainees are being moved to other facilities.
• The injunction bars new transfers to the site and requires fencing, lighting, generators, and other infrastructure to be removed once detainees are gone.
• The ruling stems from a lawsuit by the Miccosukee Tribe and environmental groups alleging the project proceeded without required review under laws such as NEPA.
• Florida has appealed and is pursuing alternate detention plans as state records show more than $245 million in contracts tied to the now-winding-down facility.