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Florida Lawmakers Rally Against Controversial ICE Detention Center

1/22/2026

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Florida lawmakers oppose an ICE detention center in Orlando that ICE has not publicly confirmed.
Local reports indicate ICE representatives visited a warehouse in the area.
Democrats, including State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D-Fla.), criticize the plan as linked to aggressive enforcement.
Scrutiny intensified after the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Florida reports over 10,000 arrests under Operation Tidal Wave and 22,000 arrests by the ICE's Miami office in three years.

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Florida lawmakers oppose an ICE detention center in Orlando that ICE has not publicly confirmed.
Local reports indicate ICE representatives visited a warehouse in the area.
Democrats, including State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D-Fla.), criticize the plan as linked to aggressive enforcement.
Scrutiny intensified after the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Florida reports over 10,000 arrests under Operation Tidal Wave and 22,000 arrests by the ICE's Miami office in three years.