Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) passionately criticized the rising number of detainees in Miami's Krome Detention Center due to the Laken Riley Act. She urged Americans to protest by contacting lawmakers, asserting that the expansion of detention facilities is un-American. While envisioning a dramatic rise in crime among detainees, Wilson expressed surprise at finding only "hardworking men" rather than dangerous individuals. Her remarks and actions aimed to galvanize public outrage against the current immigration policies and conditions in ICE detention facilities.
"The Laken Riley Act has caused an increase in detainees, and these are people who have ... you could have been here forever," Wilson said.
"It's one number that number you call and you threaten it, and you say, 'This is wrong. This is not America. This is not what we stand for. We need a change.'"
"We need the people. We needed an uprising where people are taking to the streets and the phones, and writing letters. That's what we need," she told reporters.
"Instead, Wilson, 82, said she was met with 'hardworking men' and not 'dangerous people.'"
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