Ban DHS and ICE from contracting with, funding, or operating any immigration detention facility in or near the Everglades;
Ban DHS and ICE from contracting with, funding, or operating immigration detention facilities in or near the Everglades.
Occurrences
Shortly after our initial visit, we introduced the No Cages in the Everglades Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for this appalling project or any other detention facility in the Everglades, require an independent investigation of State and federal laws violated in its construction and management, and permanently codify the rights of Members of Congress to conduct unannounced oversight visits wherever immigrants are detained.
Evidence
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The Guardian reported that detainees at the Everglades facility said guards withheld food, clean water, and medicine to pressure them into signing English-language documents, and that the site was expected to wind down in June.
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EL PAÍS reported that the Everglades detention center was being discreetly dismantled, detainees were being transferred to other facilities, and fewer than 100 people remained at the site.
Assessments
The evidence shows the specific Everglades detention site was being dismantled and wound down in June 2026, which supports partial movement toward the claim. But it does not establish a broad ban on DHS/ICE contracting with, funding, or operating immigration detention facilities in or near the Everglades, and the record provided does not show Lois Frankel was the direct cause of the shutdown. That makes this partial credit rather than full delivery.