G20 Summit at Trump National Doral Will Bring Road Closures and a Secret Service Security Zone to Miami-Dade in December

World leaders are due in Doral in less than two months, and the officials responsible for keeping them safe say South Florida residents should start planning now. The G20 Leaders' Summit will be held Dec. 14 and 15 at Trump National Doral, and it has been designated a National Special Security Event, which puts the U.S. Secret Service in charge of coordinating security across dozens of federal, state and local agencies, CBS News Miami reported.

At a media briefing at the resort, officials from the Secret Service, the FBI, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office and the Doral Police Department described months of joint preparation and warned that daily life in and around Doral will be disrupted on both days of the summit. The gathering will be the first G20 leaders' meeting held in South Florida.

What officials announced

Mike Townsend of the Secret Service's Miami field office said the region's selection reflects South Florida's role as an international gateway and its ability to support events of global significance, according to CBS News Miami. Townsend asked the public to be patient, plan ahead and follow guidance from local public safety agencies.

The planning effort reaches well beyond the resort. CBS News Miami reported that agencies in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are involved, along with the city of Doral and regional transportation and airport authorities. Brett Skiles, the FBI special agent in charge in Miami, said there are no actionable and credible threats toward the summit and that agencies are sharing intelligence to coordinate responses in real time, WSVN reported.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said the G20 presents unique security challenges compared with major sporting events because it brings together some of the most highly protected leaders in the world, according to CBS News Miami. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle pointed to the region's record with large events, saying South Florida has "proven ourselves before."

Road closures and what residents should expect

Officials did not release specific road closures, motorcade routes or protective measures, citing security. They said residents and visitors should expect road closures, traffic detours and restricted-access zones in and around Doral, and that some measures may be announced with little advance notice. Updates on traffic and closures will come through the city of Doral and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, CBS News Miami reported.

Doral Police Chief Matt Castillo recommended that businesses offer flexible schedules, consider remote work and limit deliveries on Dec. 14 and 15, according to WSVN. Doral Mayor Christi Fraga said schools in the area may be affected. Officials also said designated protest zones will be set up and that violence and property destruction will not be tolerated.

The resort sits in a busy commercial and logistics corridor near Miami International Airport, the Palmetto Expressway and Florida's Turnpike, so closures around the property could ripple into commutes and freight traffic well outside Doral's city limits. Residents should watch for city and sheriff's office notices as the dates approach.

Who is coming

Officials have not released a complete guest list, and the White House has said it expects a smaller gathering than recent G20 summits. Delegations, senior government officials and international media are expected, WSVN reported.

The most closely watched invitation went to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the invitation in late September. As of Oct. 18, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency TASS that no decision had been made on whether Putin will attend in person. Bloomberg reported in September, citing sources, that Putin would most likely skip the meeting. Putin has not attended a G20 summit in person since 2019.

One member will be absent by design. President Donald Trump said in November 2025 that South Africa, which hosted the 2025 summit in Johannesburg, would not be invited to Miami. He tied the decision to a dispute over the handover of the G20 presidency at the end of the Johannesburg meeting and to his claims about the treatment of Afrikaners, which the South African government has rejected. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office called the move regrettable and said the country is a member of the G20 in its own right.

The Trump property question

Trump announced in the Oval Office on Sept. 5, 2025, that the summit would be held at his Doral golf resort, with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in attendance. The White House said at the time that Trump Doral would host the event at cost and would receive no profit from the State Department or any foreign government, CBS News reported.

Ethics critics have not been satisfied. Government watchdogs argue that foreign delegations booking rooms and services at the resort would be spending money at a business owned by the president's family, and that the global exposure itself has commercial value. The Trump Organization has not released financial estimates for the event.

The dispute is a familiar one in Doral. During his first term, Trump planned to host the 2020 Group of Seven summit at the same resort but dropped the idea amid widespread criticism and ethical concerns. That meeting was later held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What it costs local taxpayers

A National Special Security Event brings federal resources, but local agencies still carry a share of the staffing burden. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office expects to spend about $5 million in additional overtime in December on security for the summit, according to local reporting on the agency's budget. How much of that, if any, the federal government will reimburse has not been publicly detailed.

The U.S. agenda

The United States took over the rotating G20 presidency after the Johannesburg summit, and Miami is the capstone of its year at the helm. In announcing its priorities in December 2025, the State Department said it would return the G20 to its core mission of driving economic growth and prosperity, with a focus on reducing regulatory burdens, securing affordable energy supply chains and pioneering new technologies. Trump has described the summit's aim as unleashing economic prosperity by limiting the burdens of regulation.

Reuters reported in 2025 that the administration planned to pare the forum back to the leaders' summit and the finance track, dropping many of the working groups on topics such as health and the environment that previous hosts maintained. Rubio has criticized recent G20 agendas for emphasizing diversity programs and climate change. It will be the first G20 leaders' summit on U.S. soil since Pittsburgh hosted the meeting in 2009.

What's next

Officials said more details on closures and restricted areas will be released closer to the summit through the city of Doral and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Businesses near the resort are being urged to plan for staffing and delivery changes now, and Fraga has said nearby schools may be affected. The final guest list, including whether Putin travels to Miami, remains the biggest open question heading into December.