{"id":6271,"date":"2026-07-02T21:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6271"},"modified":"2026-07-02T21:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:05:46","slug":"congresswoman-describes-inhumane-conditions-at-miramar-ice-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6271","title":{"rendered":"Congresswoman describes \u2018inhumane\u2019 conditions at Miramar ICE facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Removal Operations Field Office in Miramar isn\u2019t supposed to be a detention center, but in recent weeks it has turned into one with conditions U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz described Thursday as \u201cinhumane\u201d and \u201ccruel.\u201d<\/p>

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Wasserman Schultz, a South Florida Democrat running for re-election in a newly redrawn district against four other candidates, made an unannounced visit to the building in the 2800 block of Southwest 145 Avenue, then spoke to reporters outside the building.<\/p>\n

Conditions inside, she said, reminded her of the \u201cunacceptable\u201d treatment detainees endured at the recently closed Alligator Alcatraz facility in the Everglades.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe room where women were being held was, I would say, about 12-by-12, and that includes a toilet in the corner of the room, with no privacy at all,\u201d she said. \u201cThe men\u2019s holding cell was about 24-by-24. There were easily 75 men in that room \u2026 How are they dealing with eating and showering?\u201d<\/p>\n

The average stay for the detainees, who report themselves at the site to avoid arrest and register for eventual self-deportation\u00a0only to find themselves unable to leave, is 72 hours, Wasserman Schultz said.\u00a0 The detainees get three meals a day \u2014 a microwavable, 7.5-ounce serving fit for a snack, she said.<\/p>\n

The center has been the focus of numerous complaints from people leaving after their release, she said. Some have claimed to be there more than five days. Wasserman Schultz said she could not confirm those accounts and that ICE denied them to her.<\/p>\n

Two fire trucks and an ambulance entered the property as Wasserman Schultz spoke to reporters outside on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The congresswoman said she was not allowed to speak to the detainees and only saw them behind a glass. They called to her, she said, crying for their \u201chuman rights.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cThey looked shriveled and miserable,\u201d she said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t wish these conditions on anyone you love, or really on anyone at all. It is inhumane. It is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Briefly addressing Spanish language media, Wasserman Schultz added one more description. \u201cIt is cruel,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n