A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force.
The Krome North Service Processing Center in Florida has been identified as the detention center with the highest reported use of physical force against detainees in the country. Leaked reports indicate a significant drop in detailed documentation of use-of-force incidents after the transition to the Trump administration. Advocates express concern over the lack of transparency and the potential for unreported abuses within the facility.
- ▪Krome reported 176 uses of force over 26 months, accounting for 12 percent of all documented incidents in the dataset.
- ▪The use of four-point restraint chairs at Krome accounted for 61 percent of all documented uses during the two-year period.
- ▪Reports from the Biden administration included detailed narratives of incidents, which largely disappeared in 2025, replaced by boilerplate language.
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ICE A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force. Leaked reports showed troubling uses of force and restraint chairs at the Krome North Service Processing Center—until the details disappeared. C.J. Ciaramella | 5.22.2026 4:10 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/05/detention-vests-1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="detention officers" alt="detention officers | Dave Decker/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom" /> (Dave Decker/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) A South Florida immigrant detention center that's been the…
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