Miami Gardens police chief to respond to discrimination allegations, calls for firing

Chris Gothner , Digital Journalist Published: July 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM Tags: Miami Gardens , Miami-Dade County Miami Gardens police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt at a 2024 news conference. (WPLG)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens Police Department Chief Delma Noel-Pratt is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday morning responding to discrimination allegations from a group of five Latino officers.

“We’ve been subject to transfers, demotions, several of us were relieved of duty, including myself, with no cause, a violation of the bill of rights, and this has been going on for several years now,” MGPD Sgt. Pedro Valdes said at a news conference with the group’s attorney, Mich

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