ICE raids

An ICE spokesperson acknowledged the structure, after South Florida U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilsont said she saw a “tent city” at the Krome North Service Processing Center during her visit last week.

The operation began Monday and targeted immigrants living in the country illegally with final deportation orders, according to an ICE official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operation. The officers picked up more than 275 migrants with final removal orders, the data showed.

News reports of noncitizens being unexpectedly detained have dominated headlines recently. Those being detained include noncitizens who hold lawful permanent residency status.

The little-known 2021 settlement was meant to shield some undocumented immigrants in county jails from being handed over to federal authorities if they were victims or witnesses of a crime. Getting the county to abide is more pressing now that the conditions at the Krome Detention Center are attracting widespread scrutiny — including from county Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

Ninety-seven of the 140 law enforcement agencies that have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE are in Florida. The Florida Roundup discusses the collaboration.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations.

All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

South Florida school districts are responding to federal policy changes that would allow federal immigration officers to conduct searches and arrests on school grounds after a directive issued last week removed restrictions that prevented raids in schools.

In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.

The ACLU wants the Biden administration to close dozens of immigration detention facilities, citing the historically low number of immigrants in detention and the high cost of paying for empty beds.

The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status.

Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the federal government to ensure the transfer of undocumented immigrants to the custody of ICE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- once they’ve completed their prison sentences.