Protestors outside the Krome detention facility in Miami, Florida on Nov. 22, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
As Miami-Dade police officers moved to arrest them last Saturday afternoon, protestors from the Sunrise Movement sang a simple song: “I am not afraid. I am not afraid. I will fight for liberation because I know why I was made.”
Blocking the entrance to the Krome detention center on the southeastern edge of the Florida Everglades—which is being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a processing facility—protesters were brought to their feet and detained by officers.
Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker captured one protester telling cameras they were being “arrested for fighting for immigrants and families that deserve to be safe.”
“No one deserves to not come home from a day of work, from a day of school, from a day of just living their lives,” another protestor added after handing flowers over to the officer arresting him. “This is not the America we deserve. We deserve freedom, safety, and communities that are protected.”
The arrests come as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown separates families and drives up the number of people in ICE facilities like Krome, where there’s been alleged overcrowding.
In all, 31 people were arrested last Saturday, including Decker, who didn’t leave Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center until just after midnight on Monday morning. He is charged with trespassing on property after warning and resisting an officer without violence.
One Miami-Dade police officer is seen in videos telling protesters that they are being charged with obstruction of justice.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office told WTVJ that protesters blocking the Krome entrance gate refused several requests to move. One person remained in jail as of Monday afternoon, the station added. In a statement, the sheriff said, “While we fully support the right to peaceful expression, we must also maintain safety and ensure access to critical facilities.”
Decker’s video from the moment of his arrest shows him standing behind a concrete barrier on the grassy side of a barrier to the side of the entrance. He can be heard in the video explaining to law enforcement that he is not with the activist group.
Yesterday, Decker, who was on assignment for three outlets when he was arrested, told CL that he was detained despite presenting officers his National Press Photographers Association credential and Part 107 drone pilot license.
“I said, ‘Hey officer, I’m a member of the press.’ They said, ‘’You were warned, you’re getting arrested,” Decker added. “He said, ‘I don’t care about any of this. And he said, ‘You’re going to get arrested too.’ So he arrested me, and then he isolated me on another side of the road.”
Yesterday afternoon, Decker told WMNF News that he felt targeted by law enforcement. I was there documenting. I was not impeding any of their work,” he added.
Decker was able to convince officers to stow his camera gear in his car, which was impounded. He returned home to Tampa late Monday night and is assessing his legal situation. This reporter has started a GoFundMe to help Decker’s family with costs associated with the fallout from the arrest.
Members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ march toward in preparation to engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ march toward in preparation to engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ march toward in preparation to engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience and force a vehicle to turn around at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience and force a vehicle to turn around at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers gaze toward members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ whom are engaging in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers gaze toward members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ whom are engaging in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers converse while members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers converse while members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers converse while members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayDetention officers converse while members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayAn officer with the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFFS OFFICE’ stand idle as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayMembers of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayAn officer with the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFFS OFFICE’ speaks to police liason as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayAn officer with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ speaks to protestors and warns them as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayAn officer with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ walks away after a warning of potential arrest as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa BayOfficers with the ‘FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL’ and the ‘MIAMI-DADE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’ detain and arrest protestors as members of the ‘SUNRISE MOVEMENT’ engage in civil disobedience at the entrance of the Krome North Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida and temporarily halt operations at the facility. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
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