Detainees at Adelanto ICE facility face rotten food, disease, and isolation
Mar 18, 2026 · Adelanto, CA

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California's Mojave Desert has faced documented concerns about detention conditions and practices. An investigation revealed detainees experiencing inadequate medical care, insufficient food and water, mold, staph infections, and prolonged detention, with some held for nearly three years despite having permanent residency status or no criminal convictions. Immigrant rights groups have filed a lawsuit against ICE and the Department of Homeland Security seeking to end conditions described as unsanitary, with more than a dozen detainees hospitalized and two local fathers dying following detention at the facility.
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