Detainees at three Florida immigration centers denied insulin and inhalers
A Human Rights Watch report found detainees at three Florida facilities denied insulin and inhalers, forced to sleep on concrete floors, and facing excessive force; substandard care was linked to two deaths.
Jul 21, 2025Miami, FL

A Human Rights Watch report released on July 21, 2025, documents severe conditions at three Florida immigration detention facilities—Krome North Service Processing Center, Broward Transitional Center, and Federal Detention Center Miami—between January and June 2025. The report profiles 11 detained immigrants and includes interviews with family members and lawyers. Detainees experienced overcrowding (Krome reached 249% capacity by March), denial of critical medications including insulin and inhalers, forced sleep on cold concrete floors, degrading treatment including forced eating without hands, and excessive force including stun grenade deployment during protests. Substandard medical care is alleged to have been linked to two deaths. The detention population surge followed Trump administration executive orders establishing prolonged detention policies, with overall U.S. immigration detention reaching 56,000 people daily by June 2025, the highest level in U.S. history.
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- “You Feel Like Your Life Is Over”
Human Rights Watch·Jul 21, 2025·archived copy
Human Rights Watch·Jul 21, 2025·archived copy
- Human Rights Watch
- Hidden Suffering: An Inside Look at the Living Conditions in Florida’s Immigration Detention System - ACLU of Florida
- Amnesty USA
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