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Legal Challenge Targets Florida’s Transfer of Miami Site to Trump Library Foundation

Critics say the $67 million parcel beside the Freedom Tower moved with little public notice under minimal conditions.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing that President Donald Trump’s presidential library be built in a parking lot that is currently used by Miami-Dade College staff and faculty and is adjacent to the Freedom Tower, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Overview

  • Florida International University professor Marvin Dunn filed a legal complaint seeking to block Miami Dade College’s land cession after the DeSantis administration approved the transfer on Tuesday, while a college trustee said transparency rules were followed.
  • The Florida Cabinet authorized conveying a 2.63-acre state-owned parcel, currently a Miami Dade College parking lot, to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation.
  • The property is valued at roughly $67 million, and the recorded restriction requires library components to be present or construction to begin within five years.
  • The site sits next to Miami’s Freedom Tower, a location praised by state leaders as symbolically fitting and criticized by immigrant advocates and editorial boards.
  • Reporting cites discussions of a potential high-rise hotel as part of the project, and Eric Trump publicly committed to building a landmark presidential library in Miami.