Honduran man feared hypothermia in freezing Krome processing cell where detainees slept on cold floors for up to 12 days
2025 · Miami, FL, Honduras
Josué Aguilar Valle, a 27-year-old Honduran man detained at Krome, described frigid processing cells where detainees were held for up to 12 days. 'We had on very light clothing, and they would turn up the air conditioning to 500 miles an hour,' he said. 'You could not fall asleep because it was so cold. I thought I was going to experience hypothermia.' The cells lacked bedding and people were not provided with proper clothing. Except for one man who received a thermal blanket, detainees were forced to sleep on cold floors or hard benches. Other interviewees reported over 60 men confined in single rooms, with processing cells at times holding 60 to 80 people in rooms with maximum occupancy signs of 25.
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