contested — Ongoing. April 7, 2026 BOCC agenda includes both FDEP environmental monitoring agreement AND lease for 'temporary ICE detainment facility' — lease before studies complete.

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.

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.