Immigrant rights activists are warning that the Trump administration is transporting immigration detainees to a private prison in the California desert that is operating illegally and could put detainees in danger.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began transporting detainees on Aug. 29 to the California City Correctional Facility, located approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles, and it’s now become a key part of the federal government’s deportation strategy, according to Marcela Hernandez, a director of organizing at Detention Watch Network.
“This opening is going to mean more violent raids across southern and northern California,” Hernandez said. She later added that “Anybody who gets targeted in the Bay Area or in northern California could be sent here.”
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