{"id":5631,"date":"2026-06-04T15:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/how-a-tiny-police-force-in-miami-dade-posted-big-immigration-arrest-numbers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:33:16","slug":"how-a-tiny-police-force-in-miami-dade-posted-big-immigration-arrest-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/how-a-tiny-police-force-in-miami-dade-posted-big-immigration-arrest-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"How a tiny police force in Miami-Dade posted big immigration arrest numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami Springs is often described as a quiet suburb of Miami, with some 13,000 residents, tree-lined streets, mid-century homes and small-town charm.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/rooting-against-a-tom-steyer-miracle-and-any-future-ca-limousine-progressives-opinion\/\">Rooting against a Tom Steyer miracle \u2014 and any future CA Limousine Progressives | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Yet the tiny municipality has emerged as one of Florida\u2019s most active participants in immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Like many cities and counties in Florida, Miami Springs entered an accord with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year known as a 287(g) agreement, in which some of its police officers are deputized to carry out some immigration enforcement actions.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Despite its small size, Miami Springs ranks second among municipal police departments in Miami-Dade County in immigration-related arrests, third in South Florida, and ties for fifth statewide with Melbourne and North Port.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe aria-label=\"Split Bars\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"355\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-PxAZM\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/PxAZM\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Immigration encounters by local agencies in Florida\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>From the time the 287(g) program began in August until May, Miami Springs police documented more immigration-related arrests than both the Miami Police Department and the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, although those agencies recorded a higher overall number of immigration \u201cencounters,\u201d according to the Florida dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Immigration encounters are not arrests or confirmed immigration violations. They are administrative immigration-related checks that can occur during routine policing, such as when officers are unable to immediately verify a person\u2019s identity while conducting an investigation or when the person\u2019s immigration status is reviewed following an arrest. An encounter does not necessarily result in an arrest, a detention request by ICE or transfer to federal custody.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>During the August-May period, Miami Springs recorded 75 immigration-related encounters that resulted in 50 arrests. Of those, 16 were classified as immigration detentions, while the remaining 34 were based on local or state criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That share is substantially higher than that of the much larger Miami Police Department, which serves a city of more than 487,000 residents. During the same period, Miami reported 451 immigration-related encounters, but only one resulted in an immigration arrest, Florida records show.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: A record of immigration arrests follows Castillo from Miami Springs to Doral<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Miami Springs\u2019 immigration-arrest rate places it above most large municipalities statewide, according to the data kept by the state. In Miami-Dade, the city of Sunny Isles Beach, with about 22,000 residents, had the highest number of immigration arrests, with 32. In South Florida, Boynton Beach, with more than 83,000 residents, was second in immigration arrests, with 20.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe aria-label=\"Split Bars\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-RVnl5\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/RVnl5\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Immigration arrests by police agencies in Miami-Dade\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The statewide database is maintained by the state to keep track of law enforcement agencies participating in the 287(g) agreements. Police departments must report each month the number of immigration investigations conducted, resulting arrests, and the total number of officers assigned to the 287(g) program.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The numbers raise a broader question: Why is one of Miami-Dade County\u2019s smallest municipalities generating more immigration-related arrests than many of its larger neighbors \u2014 and even many of Florida\u2019s largest cities?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018A unique corridor\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami Springs Police Chief Matthew Castillo insists the answer is not that the city is emphasizing immigration enforcement as much as it is a consequence of geography.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo rejected the idea that his officers are conducting \u201crandom sweeps\u201d or standalone immigration enforcement actions. Instead, he said, the immigration detentions are largely tied to criminal activity and arrests along what he described as a \u201cunique corridor\u201d in Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo said the Northwest 36th Street corridor \u2014 lined with hotels, motels and businesses just north of Miami International Airport \u2014 is a focal point of law enforcement activity, accounting for between 40% and 60% of Miami Springs\u2019 monthly calls for service.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiami Springs faces unique public safety challenges that are tied to both geography and volume of visitors,\u201d Castillo said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami Springs police officers responding to incidents involving narcotics, fraud, stolen vehicles, fugitives or potential human trafficking often encounter individuals whose immigration status becomes part of the investigation, he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Northwest 36th Street corridor forms an east\u2013west spine connecting Doral, Virginia Gardens, Miami Springs, the perimeter of Miami International Airport and the southern edge of Hialeah. The corridor runs through majority-Hispanic communities with high foreign-born populations, according to U.S. Census data.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Yet none of the municipalities that share the corridor report the same level of immigration-enforcement activity as Miami Springs.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The disparity is particularly striking given the size of neighboring cities. Hialeah, with more than 235,000 residents, reported eight immigration-related encounters but no immigration arrests during the August-May period.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Doral, home to more than 83,000 residents, reported no immigration-related encounters in the same period. The city entered into a 287(g) agreement with ICE in January, but it is unclear whether officers had completed the training required to carry out immigration-enforcement functions. Meanwhile, Virginia Gardens, a village with 2,400 residents, does not participate in the program, so its officers do not conduct immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo argues that population alone does not explain the city\u2019s numbers.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s important to understand is that these encounters are not random sweeps or local immigration enforcement operations,\u201d Castillo said. \u201cThey are overwhelmingly tied to criminal acts and arrests in a very unique corridor of Miami-Dade County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But Alana Greer, an attorney and director of the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit legal organization that has opposed 287 (g) and local immigration enforcements, disputes Castillo\u2019s explanation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing about Miami Springs\u2019 geography, its population, or any other factor that should lead its police department to voluntarily become enforcers for ICE,\u201d Greer said. \u201cThat\u2019s what they\u2019re doing. The data show a high number not only of encounters, but also immigration arrests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Greer said the figures suggest Miami Springs officers are going out of their way to detain people who otherwise would not be held.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means police officers are stopping people who have no criminal charges,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason they would otherwise be able to hold them, but they are choosing to take them into custody for civil immigration violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Greer said the responsibility for immigration enforcement in local police agencies ultimately falls on police leadership, arguing that local police chiefs have broad discretion over how their departments implement and prioritize participation in federal immigration enforcement programs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/arrest-warrant-issued-for-brandon-aiyuk-after-49ers-wr-posted-speeding-video\/\">Arrest warrant issued for Brandon Aiyuk after 49ers WR posted speeding video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That discretion could help explain why some cities, including Miami, Hialeah and Doral, report relatively few immigration encounters or, in some cases, no immigration arrests.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice chiefs have enormous power in this situation,\u201d she said. \u201cNot only do they make the decision to voluntarily enter into these collaborations, but they also set the culture and tone for whether this type of enforcement is going to be prioritized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A shift in policing strategy<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo, who became Miami Springs chief in January 2025, signed the 287(g) agreement with ICE three months later.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo said the department adopted a more aggressive enforcement strategy focused on minor offenses and repeat trouble spots since he became the police chief. The approach relies on license plate readers, additional surveillance cameras, targeted patrols and crime data to determine where officers should be deployed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus at the Miami Springs Police Department has never been on targeting individuals simply because of their immigration status,\u201d Castillo said. \u201cEvery one of these encounters originated from criminal investigations, arrests or proactive policing activity. The immigration component was secondary to the criminal conduct being investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since signing the 287(g) agreement, Miami Springs Police Department has received $115,000 from ICE, which was used to purchase two patrol vehicles, Castillo said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Although he said the immigration enforcement program has not changed day-to-day policing in Miami Springs. Castillo noted that four of the department\u2019s 47 sworn officers have completed ICE-related training, and a designated lieutenant is responsible for overseeing compliance and reporting.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur primary mission continues to be public safety and enforcing state law,\u201d he said. \u201cThe agreement does not change how officers conduct routine policing in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>What the records show<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Between September and February\u2014a period shorter than the span covered by Florida\u2019s statewide dashboard\u2014Miami Springs Police Department records show that immigration enforcement was frequently driven by ICE detainers, also known as ICE holds or I-247 forms, which request that local authorities notify ICE before an individual is released from custody and facilitate the person\u2019s transfer to federal immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Out of 48 documented immigration-related encounters, 29 involved some form of I-247 action. This indicates that in more than half of the cases, individuals encountered by local police were subsequently subject to federal immigration holds or detainer requests following an arrest or stop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The records suggest that ICE holds were a key link between routine police work and federal immigration enforcement, often leading to individuals being transferred from local custody to ICE.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>For Greer, the director of the Community Justice Project, Miami Springs is an outlier not only within Miami-Dade County but across Florida.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overwhelming majority of Florida cities are not reporting immigration arrests,\u201d Greer said. \u201cEighty-six percent of Florida municipalities reported zero immigration arrests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Given those numbers, Greer criticized Miami Springs\u2019 approach to immigration enforcement, calling it \u201ca disastrous decision that puts the safety of both city residents and the broader community at risk.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly dangerous for local government to get itself involved with civil immigration enforcement,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s not their job. It deteriorates trust in our institutions, tears families apart, and ultimately erodes public safety for no real purpose other than furthering a deportation agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Many arrests involved homeless<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami Springs records also show a notable overlap between immigration enforcement and homelessness. Of the 48 individuals involved in immigration encounters during the six-month period, 18 were listed as homeless in police records. Fifteen of those individuals were arrested, and eight were ultimately detained by immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The records also show that Cuban nationals accounted for the highest numbers of immigration encounters, representing 28 of the 48 individuals encountered by Miami Springs police in the six-month period. Others were nationals of Senegal, Honduras, Colombia, Nicaragua, Argentina, Venezuela, Nigeria and Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo, the son of a Cuban father and whose wife was born on the island, said he has \u201cpersonal understanding and empathy for the immigrant community and the sacrifices families make to come to the United States in search of a better life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the city\u2019s law enforcement actions are tied to criminal activity, not immigration status. He said his focus is criminal activity and keeping residents safe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery individual arrested under our enforcement efforts was involved in criminal activity, whether through crimes committed in Miami Springs or through an extensive criminal history,\u201d he said. \u201cOur priority remains the safety of our residents, visitors, and the community as a whole, while continuing to treat all people with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to Miami Springs police records, the immigration encounters stemmed from a wide range of alleged offenses, including traffic violations, driver\u2019s license infractions, trespassing, drug-related charges, burglary and resisting an officer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Changing post to Doral<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo is set to leave his current job in mid-June to become the chief of police in Doral, following the resignation of that city\u2019s chief, Edwin Lopez, who is leaving to join the Miami Police Department.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Doral is home to one of the largest Venezuelan communities in the United States. The city includes residents with a range of immigration statuses, including individuals with pending asylum applications and others who previously held Temporary Protected Status, which has been revoked by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Castillo declined to provide details on whether Doral would expand immigration enforcement under his leadership. He said policing challenges in Miami Springs differ significantly from those in Doral.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy approach has always been rooted in constitutional policing, accountability, and protecting every member of the community while aggressively addressing criminal behavior,\u201c Castillo said. \u201cThose principles would remain the same in any leadership role I undertake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;How a tiny police force in Miami-Dade posted big immigration arrest numbers.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/sacramento-police-arrest-suspect-on-suspicion-of-bias-motivated-use-of-swastikas-2\/\">Sacramento police arrest suspect on suspicion of \u2018bias-motivated\u2019 use of swastikas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After joining a 287(g) pact, Miami Springs police logged dozens of immigration-related encounters concentrated along Northwest 36th Street near the airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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