Detainee reports inadequate medical care at California City ICE facility due to cost-cutting
Sep 18, 2025·Location: California City, CA
Gustavo, a detainee at California City ICE Detention Facility speaking from inside the facility, reported inadequate medical attention and expressed concern that CoreCivic staff are not providing proper care because they assume all detainees will be deported. He stated that medical staff appear unwilling to spend money on medication, assuming detainees will "just gonna get sent to Mexico."
Sources
- The Cruel Conditions of ICE’s Mojave Desert Detention Center
The New Yorker·Jan 28, 2026·archived copy
- desertsun.com
- Immigrants Detained by ICE Sue Immigration Detention Center for Medical Neglect and Other Conditions
aclu-in.org·Dec 19, 2025·archived copy
- Federal lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Adelanto ICE Processing Center
abc7.com·Jan 27, 2026·archived copy
- Judge Orders ICE to Provide Medical Care in Largest Immigration Jail in California
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