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Residents urge city to investigate conditions and towing at Miramar ICE check‑in center
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the commission they have received reports of people held over 24 hours, inadequate food and sleeping conditions, lack of legal counsel access, and frequent towing of family vehicles at the Miramar ICE check‑in center; the vice mayor asked the police chief to meet the groups and staff to provide a follow‑up report.
Several people who said they work with or are family members of detainees at the Miramar ICE check‑in office told the City Commission on Nov. 12 that they had received reports of troubling conditions, lack of clear information, and what they described as predatory towing practices.
Yarely Mendez Zamora, who identified herself as policy coordinator for American Friends Service Committee Florida, said families report people are…
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