Overview

• DHS said it is complying with U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ order and is relocating detainees to other facilities.
• An email from Florida emergency management chief Kevin Guthrie indicated the site would be “down to 0 individuals within a few days.”
• The judge’s order bars new transfers, requires the population to decline within 60 days, and calls for fencing, lighting and generators to be removed afterward.
• Florida has appealed the ruling while preparing alternate detention plans, including a proposed “Deportation Depot” at a shuttered North Florida prison.
• State filings indicate more than $245 million in contracts and potential losses of roughly $218 million, as separate civil-rights suits allege poor conditions and limited legal access.