Immigration

The facility has swiftly become a symbol of the president's border crackdown.

Cuban national Isidro Perez died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, making him the fifth detainee to die in Florida this year.

Special VIP Movement Notifications issued for Palm Beach and Ochopee for Tuesday could be an indication that President Donald Trump may be making a visit to the Everglades' site in eastern Collier County.

On "The Florida Roundup," Kate Payne with AP and Ted Hesson with Reuters talk about how the Everglades facility has been called temporary, but the timeline of its existence is unknown.

The lawsuit seeks to stop the effort to build a migrant detention center until it undergoes an environmental review as required by federal law.

"Detaining immigrants at a remote airfield in the Everglades, with no clear legal framework or due process, is about fear, not safety," José Javier Rodríguez said Wednesday in a statement. "The most obvious reason seems to be political theater, just trying to get attention in Washington, rather than looking out for the interests of our state and its people."

Tuesday’s friend-of-the-court brief, led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office, disputed that federal immigration laws preempt — essentially take precedence over — measures such as the Florida law. The brief also pointed to Republican-led states trying to help enforce President Donald Trump’s policies.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava late Tuesday acknowledged that Gov. Ron DeSantis had the power to buy a county-owned airport in the Everglades to build an immigration detention center, but said she has "significant concerns" about the project.

Orlando Democratic Congressman Maxwell Frost is angered by the plan and has concerns about the potential living conditions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state to build an immigrant detention center on so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" — a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.

The motion cited changes in immigration policies by the Trump administration while the cases, which have been consolidated at the appeals court, have remained pending.

The organizers said they will deliver a letter signed by over 12,000 "faith leaders and people of faith from across the country" in asking sheriffs to "stop enabling Trump's deportation agenda." The association's annual conference takes place this week at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale.