Mr. President. It is no secret that thousands of aliens. refugees and immigrants enter my State of Florida each year. Therefore. it is understood that there is considerable need for an Immigration and Naturalization Service processing center in the region. I recognize this need and have no problem with such. However. when known felons are held in such a center which is at the best a minimum security facility and not adequately equipped or guarded. I have problemsserious problems. Over the past years. I have repeatedly urged Department of Justice officials to remove felons from the INS center in south Florida known as the Krome North Detention Center.
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Associating undocumented immigrants with being felons.