Doral Councilman Rafael Pineyro Urges Florida Lawmakers to Address ICE Detention Practices
Doral Councilman Rafael Pineyro has sent letters and a report to several Florida congresspersons and senators, including Representatives María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart, and Carlos Giménez, and Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody, to denounce the consequences of ICE detentions in Miami-Dade. Pineyro described the current detention practices as 'inhumane' and 'incorrect,' particularly criticizing the targeting of working families and individuals who are actively undergoing immigration processes. He emphasized that his concern is not with the deportation of individuals with criminal records or final expulsion orders, but rather with the indiscriminate arrests of those who are working and awaiting decisions on their immigration cases. Pineyro's actions stem from previous public denunciations of detentions in Doral involving individuals with valid driver's licenses and pending asylum decisions, indicating a sustained effort to address these issues.
