Democrats pay visit to ICE detention facility where abuse claims rife
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Two Democratic California lawmakers, Mike Levin and Sara Jacobs, visited the Otay Mesa Detention Center, an ICE facility in San Diego, on Thursday. The visit, prompted by concerns about conditions and abuse allegations, including sexual assault, overcrowding, and inadequate medical care, followed a court ruling against restrictions on congressional oversight. Levin plans further unannounced visits to ensure humane treatment of detainees. The facility, run by CoreCivic, houses around 1,000 detainees, many in blue uniforms indicating no serious criminal history. The lawmakers toured various areas, finding the facility clean and the food edible. Levin intends to discuss uninvestigated sexual assault claims with the San Diego sheriff.
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AI-ExtractedThe number of immigrants locked up in detention centers has skyrocketed to more than 68,000 last month.
Some 1,037 detainees were locked up at the facility at the time of the visit.
The facility appeared clean and the food edible.
Otay Mesa detention center has faced allegations of overcrowding, poor conditions and sexual assaults.
Two California lawmakers conducted an oversight visit at ICE’s Otay Mesa detention center.
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