Miami-Dade County commissioners will take into account a proposal Monday that will block the discharge of public information about federal immigration detainees held in county jails—successfully giving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) full management over their data.
The proposal is a part of an settlement with ICE below the federal 287(g) program, which permits native regulation enforcement to help with immigration enforcement. All 67 county jails in Florida already take part within the 287(g) program, based on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The fee is scheduled to carry a public listening to on the measure Monday at 9 a.m. on the Stephen P. Clark Authorities Middle in downtown Miami (111 NW 1st St, Miami, FL 33132).
The Florida Immigrant Coalition mentioned the coverage would permit ICE to function with out transparency, hiding detainees’ whereabouts and authorized standing from family members.
Tessa Petit, Government Director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, urged residents to attend the listening to and communicate out.
“If you happen to consider in due course of, transparency, and the fitting to security, come to the Miami-Dade Fee listening to on June ninth and make your voice heard,” Petit mentioned. “Our rights, security, and the constitutional ensures of due course of are in jeopardy proper right here in Miami.”
“Think about in case your husband, father, son, spouse, or greatest buddy disappeared and not using a hint by the identical officers which can be purported to serve you,” she added. “Many people have lived this actuality in nations like Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and others. Not right here, not now, not ever! Nobody ought to vanish and not using a hint.”
Florida is dwelling to an estimated 590,000 undocumented immigrants—the third highest complete within the U.S., based on Homeland Safety estimates.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez has voiced help for the proposal, calling it a proper step to bolster present cooperation with ICE.
“Miami-Dade isn’t and won’t be a sanctuary county,” Gonzalez wrote on X. “I’m backing an merchandise to formally approve our ICE settlement, already signed by the Mayor in March, as required by state regulation. We’ve honored detainers since 2019. This simply ensures we get reimbursed.”
Miami-Dade isn’t and won’t be a sanctuary county.
I’m backing an merchandise to formally approve our ICE settlement, already signed by the Mayor in March, as required by state regulation.
We’ve honored detainers since 2019. This simply ensures we get reimbursed.
Frequent sense > politics.
— Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez (@RobJGonzalezFL) June 6, 2025
The Miami Herald reported the county can be reimbursed $50 per detainee per day. However coalition leaders argue that’s far lower than the precise value of detention—and a poor tradeoff for what they are saying is a lack of transparency and accountability.
The fee’s determination might have lasting implications for Miami-Dade’s immigrant communities.
