Miami Dems demand Krome Detention Center tour amid reports of ‘inhumane’ conditions

U.S. Rep. Wilson Seeks to Visit Miami Immigrant Detention Center Amid Reports of Mistreatment

Democratic U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson wants to examine conditions at a Miami immigrant detention center, saying she’s concerned about reports of people sleeping on concrete floors. Wilson, who represents part of Miami-Dade County, sent a letter Monday to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem requesting her help in arranging a congressional visit this month to the Krome North Service Processing Center. The post U.S. Rep. Wilson Seeks to Visi…

South Florida U.S. Rep. Wilson asks to visit Miami immigrant detention center

Democratic U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson is alarmed by conditions at Krome North Service Processing Center. (Photo via U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Democratic U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson wants to examine conditions at a Miami immigrant detention center, saying she’s concerned about reports of people sleeping on concrete floors. Wilson, who represents part of Miami-Dade County, sent a letter Monday to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi…

Miami Dems demand Krome Detention Center tour amid reports of ‘inhumane’ conditions

Following reports of overcrowding and “inhumane” treatment at the Krome Detention Center, Miami-Dade Democrats are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant them a tour of the facility so they can witness the conditions firsthand. U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava penned letters to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem requesting visits to the Homestead-based center, which immigrant women detained ther…

UF Student Detained by ICE, Brought to Miami Detention Center

Felipe Zapata Velásquez, a junior at UF, has been detained by ICE. He's currently being held at Krome Detention Center in Miami.

Just one of the 32,809 people arrested, often for minor document irregularities, during the first 50 days of the Trump administration.

ICE Detains Maryland Mother With No Deportation Order In Latest Episode of Controversial Deportation Attempt

ICE recently detained a Maryland mother from El Salvador, despite her having proper documentation and having no order of deportation.