Immigrants in ICE Custody Strip-Searched After Visits at Otay Mesa, Detainees Say

Immigrants in ICE custody strip-searched after visits at Otay Mesa, detainees say

Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. After Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a woman from Venezuela following her immigration court hearing, her friends visited her at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego to help lift her spirits.  The woman, who is in her early 20s, didn’t know that she would have to strip completely naked in…

After Visits With Loved Ones, Some in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches

“It’s one of the most humiliating things one can go through,” said one woman jailed at Otay Mesa Detention Center.

People in ICE custody face invasive strip searches after visits with loved ones

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission.

People in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches After Visits With Loved Ones

Some people decide not to participate in in-person visitation because they don't want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. The post People in ICE Custody Face Invasive Strip Searches After Visits With Loved Ones appeared first on .