Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is one of the agencies Monique O. Madan’s reporting explicitly names as having received the ICE 287(g) non-disclosure directive issued between April 19 and May 5, 2026. Miami-Dade is among the most aggressive 287(g) expansion sites in the country: certified officers grew from approximately 100 to 971 over four months, with the program embedded in policy in November 2025.

The directive instructs participating agencies to consult ICE’s FOIA office before responding to public-records requests, press conferences, press releases, media ride-alongs, or social media. It asserts that information “obtained or developed” through 287(g) is “under the control of ICE” and cannot be released without federal approval.

Two notable timing details:

• Two Can Be True (Madan’s outlet) had pressed Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office for 287(g) records “a few days before” the directive circulated. Reported as proximity, not causation.
• ICE authorized one specific information release on April 23, 2026 — one day after Madan formally notified ICE of her forthcoming story (April 22). The pattern of selective ICE-authorized releases under the directive regime is itself worth tracking.

Source

Monique O. Madan, “A Secret ICE Directive Is Testing the Limits of State Public-Records Law” (Two Can Be True / The Florida Trib, May 6, 2026).

See also: FL statewide directive entry (canonical record).

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