Miami-Dade is not a sanctuary jurisdiction. After being labeled a sanctuary 2013 to 2017, then-Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered full ICE cooperation in January 2017. Florida Senate Bill 168 (2019) requires all Florida sheriffs to honor ICE detainer requests.
Miami-Dade's Corrections Department previously declined some ICE detainer requests due to liability concerns. In January 2017, Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered full compliance with federal detainers after President Trump's executive order threatened federal funding. The Board of County Commissioners ratified the policy. Florida Senate Bill 168 (2019), codified at FL Chapter 908, then made ICE cooperation mandatory statewide and bans sanctuary policies. The Miami-Dade Sheriff (formerly Director of Corrections) holds individuals on 48-hour ICE detainers and shares jail booking data. The county does not separately enforce immigration law on the street; that remains a federal function.
A local official refusing to comply with ICE detainers or adopting sanctuary policies can be removed from office under FL §908.107 and the county exposed to civil suits and loss of state grants.
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Hialeah, FL
Hialeah follows Miami-Dade Code §33-124.1 for commercial-vehicle parking in residential zones: Cat. 1 (taxis/marked vans under 8 ft): max 2 per home; Cat. 2 ...
Hialeah, FL
Hialeah driveways follow county standards: 20 feet minimum for two-way, 14 feet for one-way. Vehicles must not block sidewalks or rights-of-way.
Hialeah, FL
Hialeah allows chain link, concrete block, wood, and aluminum per Section 33-11. All must meet HVHZ wind standards. Concrete block most common in South Florida.
Hialeah, FL
Hialeah requires building permits for retaining walls per the Florida Building Code. Walls over 4 feet in height require engineered plans. All retaining wall...
Hialeah, FL
Dogs in Hialeah must be leashed off private property under Miami-Dade Section 5-20. Unsterilized: $150 fine. Sterilized: $50. Off-leash in designated parks o...
Hialeah, FL
Hialeah enforces the Florida Building Code Residential Section R314 and NFPA 72 for smoke alarms. Alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside sleepin...
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