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Redacted Hurricane Plan for Everglades Detention Camp Draws Lawmaker Scrutiny

Legislators demand transparency on evacuation procedures after key protocols were blacked out in the state’s draft continuity plan.

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Fuel trucks are seen along the roadway to Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Florida, on Friday, July 25, 2025. (PHOTO BY AL DIAZ/Miami Herald/TNS)
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Overview

  • Florida’s Division of Emergency Management published a 33-page draft hurricane continuity plan this week that omits critical details on alternate evacuation sites and vendor responsibilities.
  • Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other lawmakers have pressed the DeSantis administration for unredacted documents to verify the facility’s storm readiness.
  • Deportation flights from the remote tented camp began July 21 and have continued under a state-federal 287(g) agreement that delegates immigration enforcement authority.
  • Federal courts are weighing venue challenges by environmental groups and considering a revised class-action suit alleging hundreds of detainees lack access to counsel and immigration hearings.
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has formally demanded the immediate repatriation of at least 30 Mexican nationals held at the Everglades facility.