Overview
- Mayor Buddy Dyer said the city lacks authority to limit or regulate ICE activity because of the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
- He said Orlando has not been notified by federal agencies about any specific plan for a detention or processing facility.
- A formal letter from City Attorney Mayanne Downs states ICE is immune from local zoning rules or moratoriums that would interfere with its federal mandate.
- Reports indicate federal officials recently toured an east Orlando warehouse as a potential site, drawing opposition from elected leaders and residents.
- Dyer urged concerned residents to contact their members of Congress, which holds the power to oversee, fund, and reform immigration enforcement.