A woman who was arrested at the Miami-Dade commission meeting last summer for allegedly punching an officer is no longer facing criminal charges.
Miami-Dade state attorneys officially announced Friday they would no longer be prosecuting Camila Ramos.
On June 26, 2025, police arrested Ramos for striking the officer with “a closed fist in the face.” Records show while she was being escorted out of the commission meeting, she was thrown to the ground and dragged out by three or four plain clothed law enforcement officers responsible for security at the meeting.
Ramos was one of several community members who claimed they were shut out of public comment on an agenda item about an agreement between county jails and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The item in question is resolution 11A, a proposal that would let the county hold immigration detainees for ICE in the jail for up to 48 hours and charge the federal government $50 per person.
But before any real debate could happen, commissioners deferred the item and shut the doors to the chambers.
NBC6 crews saw how a woman was grabbed by her hair and dragged out of the hearing by deputies as they were surrounded by a crowd. Then another person was taken to the ground.
What happened in court?
For the last few months, prosecutors had the intention to take Ramos to trial for battery on a police officer and resisting an officer with violence.
Ramos always denied the charges and in November her attorney Bruce Lehr asked the judge to dismiss the case.
“It is undisputed that Ms. Ramos’s behavior does not rise to the level of battery on a law enforcement officer,” stated Lehr.
Lehr claimed Ramos’s hand “reflexively jerked upwards towards” the officer in an “attempt to regain her footing.”
“The County Commission Chambers is where the government listens to its citizens. Having law enforcement present for safety is necessary, but using officers to silence speakers is wrong,” Lehr said.
Records show Judge Tanya Brinkley never issued a ruling on the motion to dismiss, but on Friday, state attorneys officially announced they will no longer be prosecuting Ramos.
In response to the dismissal, Lehr told NBC6, “We are pleased that after a thorough review, the State Attorney’s Office determined that no prosecution was warranted. From the outset we believed this case did not merit criminal charges, and today’s decision reaffirms that position. My client looks forward to putting this matter behind her.”
NBC6 is waiting to hear from prosecutors on why the charges were dropped.
“Keep showing up”
On Friday, Ramos told NBC6 her case getting closed was a “bittersweet” moment. Ramos explains the last few months have been super heavy and is still concerned about her safety.
The Miami-Dade resident was attending the meeting with her husband for the first time, when chaos erupted.
Ramos tells NBC6 what happened to her was a violation but sadly it happens every day in our community.
“It exposes the modus operandi of police officers,” Ramos told NBC6.
When asked if the arrest deterred her from showing up to another future commission meeting, Ramos said it was her social responsibility to “keep showing up.”