Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava delivers the 2025 State of the County address on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades.

On the evening of June 23, FDEM officially notified Miami-Dade County it was seizing the county-owned land to build the detention center, under emergency powers granted by the executive order.

It is located within Collier County but is owned and managed by neighboring Miami-Dade County. The AP asked for similar records from Miami-Dade County, which is still processing the request.

On the evening of June 23, FDEM officially notified Miami-Dade County it was seizing the county-owned land to build the detention center, under emergency powers granted by the executive order.

Jurors announced Thursday in Miami-Dade County court that they found a former Downtown Doral Charter Upper School employee guilty of four out of the seven crimes against students that he was ...