ICE detention facilities

Reader’s Editorial: What I saw and heard in the ICE detention facility in California City

By Senator Alex Padilla

February 6, 2026 (San Diego) -- People are dying in ICE custody. Medical care is routinely denied. Individuals held for weeks or months after courts ordered their release. Republicans in Congress are failing in their responsibility to provide oversight of ICE and the lawless actions of this administration.


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