{"id":348109,"date":"2025-11-25T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/?p=348109"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:01:29","slug":"photos-heres-the-ice-protest-that-got-31-people-arrested-outside-miamis-krome-detention-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-heres-the-ice-protest-that-got-31-people-arrested-outside-miamis-krome-detention-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Here\u2019s the ICE protest that got 31 people arrested outside Miami\u2019s Krome detention center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Protestors outside the Krome detention facility in Miami, Florida on Nov. 22, 2025. Credit:<\/span> Dave Decker \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As Miami-Dade police officers moved to arrest them last Saturday afternoon, protestors from the Sunrise Movement sang a simple song: \u201cI am not afraid. I am not afraid. I will fight for liberation because I know why I was made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blocking the entrance to the Krome detention center on the southeastern edge of the Florida Everglades\u2014which is being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a processing facility\u2014protesters were brought to their feet and detained by officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker captured one protester telling cameras they were being \u201carrested for fighting for immigrants and families that deserve to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo one deserves to not come home from a day of work, from a day of school, from a day of just living their lives,\u201d another protestor added after handing flowers over to the officer arresting him. \u201cThis is not the America we deserve. We deserve freedom, safety, and communities that are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrests come as the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown separates families<\/a> and drives up the number of people in ICE facilities like Krome, where there\u2019s been alleged overcrowding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, 31 people were arrested last Saturday, including Decker<\/a>, who didn\u2019t leave Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center until just after midnight on Monday morning. He is charged with trespassing on property after warning and resisting an officer without violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Miami-Dade police officer is seen in videos telling protesters that they are being charged with obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office told WTVJ<\/a> that protesters blocking the Krome entrance gate refused several requests to move. One person remained in jail as of Monday afternoon, the station<\/a> added. In a statement, the sheriff said, \u201cWhile we fully support the right to peaceful expression, we must also maintain safety and ensure access to critical facilities.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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