contested — Deportation Depot remains operational and is explicitly named by DeSantis as the facility 'remaining open' after Alligator Alcatraz's June 25, 2026 closure — meaning Baker County, not the Everglades, is now the center of Florida's state-run detention capacity. Separately, the county's older Macclenny IGSA jail carries an unresolved ACLU abuse-litigation record and a pending, undisclosed-outcome FDLE investigation into the sheriff's office.

contested — Paused as of April 16, 2026 — commissioners declined the sheriff's 5-year lease and ordered a new competitive-bid round for the Douglas Building. A competing non-ICE bid (OM Imports, 3-year lease at $50K/year) is already on record. County does not expect the matter back before the board 'at least for the rest of the year.' Sheriff's office calls it a 'bump in the road,' not termination — proposal is dormant, not dead.

contested — Brevard is a heat-94 county (igsa:4, 287g:6, anc-contract:2, ice-contract:16) that had no dedicated fight file. Sheriff Wayne Ivey built an aggressive multi-agency enforcement posture -- 'Operation Shield,' WSO across the jail plus TFM deputization in Satellite Beach, Rockledge, and West Melbourne PDs -- culminating in the September 2025 multi-day 'Operation One Way Ticket' sweep (354 identified for deportation, 150 removed within days). ICE then tried to recruit BSO's own 287(g)-trained deputies directly, which Ivey called a betrayal. State reimbursement promised to BSO ($577,021.44) does not match what the state's own transparency portal shows disbursed ($21,500), an unresolved discrepancy. In February 2026, students at three Brevard high schools (Viera, Rockledge, Satellite) walked out in protest despite school-board threats of suspension/expulsion -- the county's first organized youth resistance to the buildout.

operational-despite-opposition — Broward is the highest-scoring county in the entire detention-pipeline system (heat 191) yet had no dedicated fight file. Sheriff Gregory Tony publicly resisted 287(g) ('I didn't sign up to be ICE') but backed down under AG Uthmeier's suspension threat, assigning only ~2 staff. BSO runs both WSO (jail, since 2019) and TFM (field, added 2025) 287(g) models. The GEO-run Broward Transitional Center (600 beds) operates at 105-108% capacity with a 2025 death in custody and a doubling of 911 calls; it is now an active Operation Tidal Wave enforcement zone. Broward and Miami-Dade are the only large FL agencies that did NOT apply for the state's $60M enforcement grant.

lost — Jacksonville City Council voted 5-12 on May 26, 2026 to reject Resolution 2026-0356 (Councilmember Jimmy Peluso), which would have recommended excluding historically redlined (HOLC Grade D) neighborhoods from the site search for a new, roughly 500-acre jail/corrections campus to replace the aging John E. Goode facility. A siting consultant process is underway; three finalist sites expected by January 2027.

won — Jacksonville City Council passed Ordinance 2025-0147-E 12-5 on March 25, 2025, criminalizing unauthorized-alien presence as a local offense (up to 60 days jail for repeat violations) and mandating JSO notify ICE/FDLE on arrest. Mayor Donna Deegan let it become law without her signature on March 30, 2025. It took effect in April 2025 and remains in force as of mid-2026.

preemptive-defense — No county-fight dynamic exists. Sheriff Nienhuis has run all three 287(g) models (WSO since 2019, JEM since 2020, TFM since Feb 2025) with no commission or public opposition on record. County received $321,112.30 in state reimbursement funds (Jan 2026) explicitly for 287(g) enforcement. Commission-activity heat signals are jail-maintenance contracts (roof, HVAC), not new detention construction — no buildout or warehouse-conversion proposal found for Hernando as of July 2026.

contested — Manatee is a heat-74 county with no prior dedicated fight file despite dense signal (igsa:4, 287g:3, ice-contract:16, anc-contract:17). Sheriff's Office upgraded from WSO to full Task Force Model 287(g) on Feb. 12/26, 2025, and Palmetto PD independently joined TFM in Oct. 2024 -- both under Florida's all-67-county mandate. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem used the Sheriff's Office as a national showcase site in an October 2025 press conference. In April 2026, Commissioner Amanda Ballard's proposal to require nonprofits receiving county funding (86 orgs, $26M+/yr) to verify clients' immigration status was withdrawn after strong public and commissioner pushback -- a preemptive-defense win, though Ballard says she intends to revisit it collaboratively. Notably, the Sheriff's Office has publicly stated it has NOT sent deputies to Alligator Alcatraz or transported detainees there, distinguishing it from neighboring Sarasota County.

active-litigation — Facility is CLOSING. The wind-down became a confirmed shutdown the week of May 26, 2026: companies operating the site were formally notified (Tuesday May 26) that it is being shut down, with the last detainee to leave in June 2026 and a 2-3 week 'demobilization' (removing fencing, trailers, structures) to follow, after which the site reverts to a small pilot-training airport. Population: ICE data showed ~1,500 in April; Rep. Frost's May 26 oversight visit and a May 29 WFLX report cite 655 currently held, while closure-notification reporting (NYT/CBS/NBC, citing vendors) references the 'remaining ~1,400' to be removed in coming weeks. Detainees are transferred (not released) both in-state (Baker 'Deportation Depot,' Krome, BTC, Glades) and out-of-state — ACLU attorney Amy Godshall (May 29) says people are being sent to California City, CA and Fort Bliss, TX. Total operating cost now estimated near $1 billion. DeSantis maintains it was 'always temporary.' The proposed 'Panhandle Pokey' third facility (Panama City) was abandoned — DHS told the Tampa Bay Times May 22, 2026 it is 'no longer being proposed.' Legally: 11th Circuit ruled April 21, 2026 that NEPA does not apply because Florida (not the federal government) controls the facility, invalidating the preliminary injunction that had halted operations. Environmental/tribal NEPA litigation continues before Judge Kathleen Williams; ACLU class action (H.C.R. v. Noem) won a March 27, 2026 legal-access order.

contested — Commission voted April 21, 2026 to exit the IGSA and remove ICE as a named party. Florida statute (SB 168 era) still requires 'best efforts' to support federal enforcement. Under a new Basic Ordering Agreement, non-criminal detainee holds are capped at 48 hours. Mayor Demings has not ruled out suing the state to clarify the 'best efforts' standard.

contested — Orange County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing warehouse-to-detention conversion (Mar 10, 2026); Orlando mayor and city commissioners voiced opposition (Apr 7, 2026) but took no formal action. Both governments acknowledge the Supremacy Clause limits their power to block a federal purchase. Project remained exploratory as of spring 2026.