Overview

• Carlos and Óscar González returned to Mexico on July 28 without charges after consular advocacy secured their release from the Everglades detention site.
• The facility, repurposed from the abandoned Dade-Collier jetport and managed by Florida’s emergency management department, holds more than 30 Mexican nationals who lack federal case numbers.
• Since July 23, the Department of Homeland Security has flown up to 500 migrants from the center on direct deportation flights, underscoring its role as a key removal hub.
• The American Civil Liberties Union and other attorneys have sought a temporary restraining order, alleging detainees are shackled for hours and pressured to sign deportation orders without legal counsel.
• Environmentalists and Miccosukee and Seminole tribes have filed suits challenging the center’s ecological impact and unclear state-federal oversight agreements.