UPDATED: This item will be heard before the full commission on June 26.
Miami-Dade County is already cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials by holding anyone they arrest that has a deportation order or is wanted by ICE. Now, there’s some fear that the county might help the federal government disappear these people.
Or, at least, information about their detention. There’s a provision in the “basic ordering agreement” being considered that makes “public disclosures” the purview of the federal government.
Does that mean the proposal in front of the county commission could basically remove information about any detainees whose information has been provided to ICE from the county’s portal or records custodian? Does it mean family members would no longer know if their loved one is still here, moved to a facility in Arizona or Texas, or already deported?
Rachel Johnson, chief of staff for Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava, says it does not.
“The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department entered into this agreement with ICE as required 
by state law, along with corrections agencies across the state,” Johnson said. And a copy of the basic operating agreement indicates it was signed in March. But there is no signature from ICE.
“This agreement codifies the current operating agreement with ICE, as well as providing the county the ability to seek reimbursement from the federal government for inmates who are held for up to 48 hours of detention pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by ICE.
“Regarding the concern about public records, the language in the agreement relates to records ‘obtained or developed as a result of the BOA.’ MDCR continues to make information about inmates in our custody transparently available to the public, including maintaining a website where information about any inmate in our custody can be searched by name.”
But wouldn’t any information that transfers an inmate over ICE be included in the information developed “as a result” of the agreement? Seems like a technicality meant to give us a false sense of security.
Seems like we are going to lose access to some information and our rights — this time to public information protected under Florida’s Sunshine Laws — are going to be eroded under this federal administration. This is only to help ICE disappear the people they have in custody. There is no other reason for it.
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Whose brilliant idea is this? Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez, arguably the most conservative right-wing elected on the county dais — remember, God told him to run for office — is sponsoring the measure. He posted something on social media last week that 
sounded so Trumpian and Ladra is sure he’s going to smile when he reads that.
“Miami-Dade is not and will not be a sanctuary county. I’m backing an item to formally approve our ICE agreement, already signed by the Mayor in March, as required by state law. We’ve honored detainers since 2019. This just ensures we get reimbursed,” Gonzalez wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Common sense is greater than politics.”
Like Charlie Cale in Poker Face would say: Bullshit.
The “basic ordering agreement” being considered makes “public disclosures” the purview of the federal government. Why does that have to be in there at all if it’s just about reimbursement?
Levine Cava already signed the agreement, though maybe it should have been signed by Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz? There’s a line drawn through her title.
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Was it the $50 per day reimbursement per detainee? Is that going to help Levine Cava make up for the giant $400 million shortfall she is facing in next year’s budget. It’s a shameful revenue stream.
Besides, las malas lenguas say that the cost of holding a detainee is $180 a day.
Is this basically a modern-day 30 pieces of silver?
Commissioners should reject this further intrusion and erosion of our rights. This is not just about the detainee. It is about the residents — yes, even U.S. citizens, born or made — who have a right to the information about anyone who is being held in Miami-Dade corrections facilities.
We cannot condone living in a country where people disappear — physically or virtually.
The item was originally on the agenda for Monday’s Miami-Dade Policy Council, but that meeting was cancelled due to lack of a quorum. The commission meeting on June 26 can be viewed online here.
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”Don’t make excuses for wither party bc they are BOTH the UNIPARTY & they work together AGAINST ALL OF US. Right now, we need to protect OURSELVES and screw these criminals and the horse they rode in! ”
Como sabes there is no Paradise any where at all I do not see it that bad in the USA as it is pretty much every where else their corruption is worse as hard as that might be to believe .
Politics IMO is simply the lesser of the evils .
BTW , I agree that Newsom is a total disaster , the California’s version of NY’s Di Blasio .
No fan of Trump to say the least but if Democrats are that blind , out of touch that they run Newsom vs Trump ( I think Trump will run again ) or Newsom vs Vance , than Democrats lose again as can not fathom that guy winning a single swing state .
Newsom during the recall was on his way out but 4 Republicans ran against him and there was no way a vote split 4 ways can beat an incumbent
Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise pretty much describes 80 perhaps 90 percent of politicians .
A Colombian woman in my area which I mention in some old post told me that at night the leftist Guerillas would go to her parents farm and steal a chicken , during the day the local American backed Colombian Army Platoon stationed in her area would do the same .
So who the hell was her family supposed to support ?
Meanwhile 500,000 kids are missing under Biden/Harris that still haven’t been found. Biden flew in 500,000 in just 1 day. The hell Americans are going to continue working to MAINTAIN them. In the past, people came to the USA TO WORK PEOPLE! That’s not the case now. They’re cost 603BILLION in 4 yrs. Nobody has an issue with LEGAL immigration. You can’t pull this crap in ANY OTHER COUNTRY much less be foreign born in THEIR Congress/or version of the same. Vetting people matters (look at Europe). I understand that maybe they should approach things less heavy handed but burning, looting, throwing bricks, attempted murder IS NOT HELPING THEIR CAUSE. I have close family currently working in LA & they are TERRIFIED! It’s a crap hole & Gavin has RUINED what used to be paradise. He’s made CA the point of ENTRY. These NGO’s organizing & funding chaos by throwing Malotov cocktails & blowing up PRIVATE PROPERTY has ZERO justification. There are FANATICS ON BOTH SIDES. Dems are registered as The NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY with the IRS! FULL BLOWN COMMIES. Don’t make excuses for wither party bc they are BOTH the UNIPARTY & they work together AGAINST ALL OF US. Right now, we need to protect OURSELVES and screw these criminals and the horse they rode in!
Millie Herrera ,
I recall you live in Hialeah , I would think no change there most still Trump supporters ?
My Aunts / Uncles , cousins , etc all in Westchester y toda via MAG-a pero no hablan mucho de trump .
”Many Cubans love the dictator Trump.”
I would say most like 80 percent though many now do not advertise it but Venezuelans , Brazilians , Colombians , Nicaraguans here which I hope can mobilize vote make the difference here in numbers have walked away from the cult but as you know as unreal as I find it plenty voted with the Cubans for Trump / Republican and know plenty who have buyers remorse .
ICE agents are heavy handed , disrespectful of South Americans .
Miami Cubans are a lost cause , I can only hope other groups become political and vote against every candidate most Miami Cubans here support .
I wonder if Trump will pardon these protestors like he did the Jan . 6 bunch who also destroyed property and attacked police ?
Being sarcastic as the law / order Republicans are full of sh-t .
So predictable. Trump promised to remove illegals. Trump won voters in South Florida. Trump hates Haitians and almost all people of color.
hahahahahaha! peaceful protesters! hahahahahahah Summer of Love otra vez? pariran tazmanians! Waiving foreign flag while burning shit and assaulting police officers! Hahahahah, that is precisely why democrats lost miserably! tan mas perdio que un pulpo en un garage!!! es mas estan mas perdidos que Joe Biden en un closet en la Casa Blanca!!! Dale duro, President Trump! Trump 2028! sufran democrataaaa!
Isn’t this guy from Guatemala? How did he get here? He was also behind removing the fluoride. So his parents leave a developing nation behind to give him and his family a better life and now he’s hating on people trying to do the same. Special place in hell for people like that. Nothing worse than an anti immigrant immigrant. By the way, the majority of the people being arrested are complying with the law.
Does it bother anyone that folks, whether undocumented or simply with a student visa or work permit, are being picked up by masked people claiming to be ICE agents without providing their names, without showing any identification, or without wearing any official uniform or gear, and taken to an undisclosed location? If this continues unabated, years from now we’re going to ask ourselves how we allowed the United States of America to become another third-world country, and this is how it began.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is a Trump Cult Member. Suarez is eager to do Trump’s bidding. Suarez wants to be given an Ambassadorship somewhere foreign. Concurrently, Suarez wants
to be given an extra year as Mayor because he loves not having to show up at City Hall and he loves all his lobbyist gigs. If Suarez can help Trump deport Cubans and Haitians his is all in. Many Cubans love the dictator Trump.
Stop BS people it’s a sanctuary city!
Robert the most radical right wing?? Porque? Porque es un hombre que nacio hombre y sabe que lo es? Porque se caso con una mujer que naciò mujer y sabe que lo es? Porque tiene carrera? Porque trabaja? Porque se baña? Porque huele bien? Porque no es un drunkard? Porque no es drogero? Porque es padre que se encarga de sus hijos? Porque no roba? Porque no utiliza su puesto para caerle encima a nadie? Porque piensa con lògica? Porque tiene direccion espiritual? Cual de esos “vicios” es la base para tu definicion?😂
The word you are looking for is “deport,” not “disappear.” Stop misleading your readers.
The cruelty being carried out by many elected officials at all levels og goverment says a lot about their moral and spiritual compass.
You said it very eloquently “We cannot condone living in a country where people disappear — physically or virtually”. That’s what communist and fascist countries do. We owe it to ourselves and future generations to fight back peacefully and preserve our human rights and the little bit of decency we have left in this country before we lose our collective soul to the darkness of a dictatorship
Ay Ladra deja el drama. La familia solo tiene que entrar a ICE locator y ahì encuentran la informaciòn del detenido. Eso no es nuevo.