Shocking scenes as woman dragged out of meeting for trying to speak during hearing on ICE rules [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 26 June 2025 14:58 EDT


Chants of “let her speak!” erupted at a Miami-Dade Commission meeting, after a woman was dragged out of the event before being given a chance to give her remarks on a controversial agreement between county jails and ICE.

Video footage and pictures showed the woman, later identified by local Florida news outlets as 36-year-old Camila Ramos, being manhandled by County Sheriff’s deputies and falling to the floor at the meeting on Thursday. “Let go of me!” Ramos shouted repeatedly. “I can stand and I can be quiet… I have a right to understand this process… Stop it!” The altercation prompted cheers from others assembled in the room.

The incident came after the board’s refusal to vote on an agreement between the jails and ICE that advocacy groups say will make it harder for families to track undocumented family members if they are taken into custody. Resolution 11A also allows the county jails to hold immigration detainees on behalf of ICE for up to 48 hours and charge the government $50 per person, per NBC South Florida.

Ramos allegedly ignored an officer who told her not to speak after Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez explained he would ban future public comments on the issue if any person chose to speak at the meeting. The Miami Herald reported that the outburst later prompted further small scuffles with law enforcement.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-protest-miami-dade-florida-b2777790.html