10/05/2026
MIRAMAR UPDATE
Today, a request for an emergency order (Temporary Restraining Order/TRO) was filed with the court, accompanied by several sworn declarations from people who were detained at the ICE offices in Miramar.
The declarations are difficult to read, but they show why urgent court intervention is necessary.
Different people, detained at different times, describe remarkably similar experiences: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, and even 17 days in Miramar, a facility intended for short-term holding. One woman states that she met other women there who had been detained for 20 and even 27 days.
The testimonies describe extreme overcrowding, people sleeping on concrete floors or remaining standing throughout the night, bathrooms without privacy, a lack of showers and clean clothing, inadequate access to food and water, difficulty obtaining medication, and serious obstacles to communicating with family members and attorneys.
One woman who spent 17 days in Miramar states that she was able to shower only once, after going approximately 11 days without a shower.
Another man describes approximately 70 people in one room, with some forced to remain standing throughout the night because there was not enough space to lie down.
There are also accounts from people who say they were repeatedly pressured to sign documents accepting their departure or deportation while detained under these conditions.
A legal assistant also submitted her own declaration, explaining that she repeatedly tried to contact a person detained in Miramar: she encountered a full voicemail box, disconnected calls, and unanswered email requests for a legal call.
These are not simply stories we are hearing outside Miramar. They are now declarations submitted to a federal judge under penalty of perjury.
The lawsuit argues that ICE has transformed an office intended for processing and short-term holding into a de facto detention center, without the infrastructure or safeguards necessary to hold people for days or weeks.
That is why an emergency order is being requested.
We should not normalize keeping human beings in these conditions. Dignity, due process, access to attorneys, and basic necessities should not be optional.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74907791/salmeron-v-secretary-of-the-us-department-of-homeland-security/
