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.

As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts, Krome Detention Center in Miami, the U.S.' oldest immigration detention facility and one with a long history of abuse, saw its prisoner population skyrocket. Now, staff fears a prisoner uprising is looming.

In recent months, the prisoner population at Krome, located on the edge of the Florida Everglades, has swelled to nearly three times its capacity of 600. The rise has resulted in multiple reports over a lack of water and food, unsanitary confinement and medical neglect.