These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.

These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days. Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusually high numbers of rebookings. by Mario Ariza and Hannah Beckler, ProPublica, and Libby Seline for ProPublica; graphics by Chris Alcantara, ProPublica August 27, 2026, 10:50 am https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrants-rebooking-ice-jails-florida?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature