Overview
- The veto returns H.R. 504 to Congress after the bill passed the House by voice vote and the Senate by unanimous consent.
- In his message, the president cited the Miccosukee’s legal push against the Everglades Immigration Processing Center and pointed to a prior plan costing up to $14 million to protect Osceola Camp.
- The White House argued Osceola Camp was built without authorization in 1935 and that its current structures are not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
- An override would require two-thirds support in both chambers, a threshold that outlets report is unlikely in the current Congress.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier praised the veto, while Miccosukee leaders said their litigation seeks environmental safeguards rather than obstruction of immigration policy.