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This page is dedicated to the explanation of laws and policies that affect Doral, Florida and surrounding areas. Doral is a growing city in Miami-Dade County that's a staple to the immigrant community in South Florida. Doral is home to approximately 75,000 residents which 80% of whom are Hispanic. Because of the large number of immigrants in Doral and Miami-dade County as a whole their are tensions between federal priorities, state mandates and local dynamics. We are breaking down the key laws that shape Immigrant enforcement today, followed by recent sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in Doral and other areas such as Hialeah, Miami Springs and Coral Gables. Our goal is to provide clear and factual insights to inform residents and advocates.
Current Laws and Policies:
Immigration Enforcement in Doral is rooted deeply within federal authority, state legislation and local partnerships. These roots create a robust and strong system that strictly prioritizes detaining and deporting people who are waiting to get their documentation not only those with criminal records but their have been sightings of people with legal documentation such as Kilmar Abrego Garcia a 30 year old Salvadorian with US citizen family and court granted withholding of removal status since 2019. He was removed from his home in Maryland in March of 2025 by ICE on faulty MS-13 claims (a Salvadorian organized crime organization) and was dumped into the brutal CECOT prison alongside actual MS-13 members. The supreme court ordered to bring Garcia back and the Trump administration were forced to comply then charging him with a smuggling charge to justify putting him in prison when he got back to the United States. By November 2025, he was still in limbo facing Tennessee hearings.
On the federal level, the 287(g) program of the immigration nationality act allows ICE to delegate immigration enforcement to state and local law enforcement such as Doral PD. As of 2025 the 287(g) program is in full revival under Trumps Executive orders, and because of it local officers are trained as immigration officers to identify and detain suspects during routine arrests even if its something as minor as a traffic stop or small misdemeanors. One key federal expansion is the Secure borders act established in January 2025 that allocated 5 billion dollars to ICE for rapid deportations. The impact of this program in Florida alone has led to more than 18,000 referrals to ICE with 70% resulting in removals.
On the state level, SB 1718 signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, was a law that banned local government from having the choice to limit their cooperation with ICE and requires E-verify for businesses with 25 or more employees. An amendment to this law in 2025 added penalties for "harboring" undocumented individuals that were up to 10,000 dollars in fines and is what funds $200 million for local federal task forces. Because of SB 1718 Sheriffs must notify ICE of releases for non-citizens charged with felonies and misdemeanors, also, transporting undocumented migrants across state lines is now a felony. Recently in August of 2025 an executive order mandates the compliance of 287(g) for all 67 counties, which ties funding to participation; Miami-Dade complied in March 2025, ending its sanctuary status.
In the Local level Doral has joined the 287(g) program which was agreed with ICE Miami fields office in a 5-0 city council vote on April 16, 2025. This authorized the Doral Police department to conduct immigration screenings and ultimately made them an agent to the deportation operation in South Florida. The pact was negotiated by our city manager Raul Aguilar and ratified without any public opinion. while the scope of this situation was supposed to be limited to "criminal aliens" it has been seen expanding above this scope to non-criminal undocumented immigrants which raised many concerns about racial profiling, family separation and misuse of authority by local police departments.
Live Updates and Community reports:
To help residents stay safe and informed, our instagram @firm_southflorida also provides real time updates and verified reports about immigration enforcement activity in Doral and nearby cities.
Our live feed includes:
Confirmed ICE sightings and vehicle checkpoints in areas such as Doral, Hialeah, Miami Springs and Coral Gables.
Community alerts submitted by verified local sources which include Immigrant rights organizations, advocacy groups and members of our community.
Legal updates about ongoing cases regarding immigration enforcement, executive orders and policy changes that affect south Florida's immigrant population in general.
We encourage residents to share any information they have either via instagram or gmail. The goal of this platform is to keep our community informed and connected, especially in moments communication can be unclear or unknown.
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