Case Intel
• Florida’s Everglades camp faces a class challenge arguing the state has no 287(g) authority to detain migrants.
• Plaintiff says detainees were “invisible” to ICE systems, lacked bond decisions, and were pushed to sign English-only removal forms.
• Immediate asks include habeas relief and an injunction; early rulings on authority and custody procedures could arrive on a fast timetable.
By SAMUEL LOPEZ
USA HERALD (August 24, 2025) — Immigration advocates launched a fresh attack late Friday on Florida’s Everglades detention camp, filing a proposed class action that says the state simply lacks the power under the Immigration and Nationality Act to hold people for deportation. The lead plaintiff, identified as M.A., argues Florida officials are invoking Section 287(g) as a catch-all badge of authority when, in reality, that section deputizes only specifically trained and certified officers under formal agreements with the federal government—not entire state agencies running their own “immigration jail” in the swamp.
