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The AP: As Immigrant Arrests Surge, Complaints of Abuse Mount At America’s Oldest Detention Center In Miami

As the Trump administration intensified immigration enforcement, Miami’s Krome Detention Center became dangerously overcrowded, housing nearly triple its intended capacity. The AP has reported Staff feared potential uprisings and felt unsafe, yet remained silent amid concerns of retaliation. The situation highlights growing tensions and legal battles over the administration’s rapid immigration crackdown and its impact on human rights.

 On Thursday, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization led a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, challenging the administration’s decision to close oversight offices, further intensifying legal and political scrutiny over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies.

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