US EditionU.S. senators tour California City Detention Center, decry conditions and inadequate medical care
- On Tuesday, Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff conducted an on-site oversight visit at the California City Detention Facility about 100 miles north of Los Angeles to respond to constituent complaints and see the facility firsthand.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta last month warned of dangerous conditions, and a Dec. 19 letter said the California Department of Justice has grave concerns about the facility and medical care.
- Detainees told the senators about mold in food, bad-smelling water causing stomachaches, a diabetic woman held two months without treatment, and a man with a serious heart condition who had not seen a cardiologist.
- The senators hope to bring attention as Congress weighs expanding detention capacity and enforcement funding, while Democrats in the House and Senate threaten to block ICE funding debates unless new constraints are included.
- Earlier this year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement opened the California City facility with capacity for 2,560 detainees, as national detention totals reached nearly 66,000.
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