As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America’s oldest detention center in Miami

As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America’s oldest detention center

Reports have poured in about a lack of water and food, unsanitary confinement and medical neglect. In response, the Trump administration shut down three Department of Homeland Security oversight offices charged with investigating such claims.

Complaints of abuse mount at US's oldest detention center in Florida as immigrant arrests surge

ICE this month published a request for bids to operate detention centers for up to $45 billion as it seeks to expand to 100,000 beds.

Miami Migrant Detention Center Staff Fear Migrant Uprising As Population Swells To Three Times Its Capacity

As the Trump admin ramps up its deportation efforts, Krome Detention Center in Miami saw its prisoner population skyrocket and reports of abuse come to light.

Dem rep in pink cowboy hat calls for anti-GOP ‘uprising’ over Florida ICE detention center conditions

"We need the people. We needed an uprising where people are taking to the streets and the phones, and writing letters. That's what we need," Rep. Frederica Wilson told reporters.

As Immigrant Arrests Surge, Complaints of Abuse Mount at America's Oldest Detention Center in Miami

As hundreds of migrants crowded into the Krome Detention Center in Miami on the edge of the Florida Everglades, a palpable fear of an uprising set in among its staff.

Trump’s migrant arrests forces all-male ICE center to hold women and exceed capacity

“We are practically kidnapped,” said man forced to share room with 80 others for two weeks