Overview

• A federal judge ordered a 14-day freeze on all new construction at the Everglades detention center to allow review of environmental impacts after a lawsuit by conservation groups and the Miccosukee Tribe.
• Rights advocates have filed a separate lawsuit alleging detainees are denied attorney access, held without bond hearings and subject to remote conditions at the sprawling site.
• Florida’s corrections agency and ICE signed a revised oversight agreement clarifying state responsibilities for detainee management and giving federal authorities veto power over staff.
• The Florida Division of Emergency Management awarded a $39,490 contract to WeatherSTEM for a climate alert system at a second “North Detention Facility” planned at Camp Blanding.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced intentions to replicate the Alligator Alcatraz model nationwide by situating similar detention hubs at airports and other strategic locations.