The city's policies "thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.

Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the rescission of a number of Washington, D.C., policing policies on immigration, declaring “DC’s sanctuary policies no longer apply.” In a series of late Thursday actions,