ICE expands detention capacity with Glades County Jail in Florida

MIAMI – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today the reinstatement of the intergovernmental service agreement with the Glades County Board of County Commissioners to house ICE detainees at the Glades County Jail in Moore Haven, Florida. This agreement reestablishes the federal immigration processing and​ detention center and creates up to 500 additional beds.

"The Glades County Jail center will serve as a staging area and allow greater capacity to address our immigration enforcement mission," said acting Miami ICE Field Office Director Juan Agudelo. "The central location streamlines logistics and helps facilitate the timely processing of illegal aliens in our custody that are subject to arrest, detention and removal from our country.”

The facility will expand ICE’s detention capacity in Florida, enhancing the agency’s ability to manage the region’s growing enforcement and removal operations.