Report: Conditions at immigrant detention centers in California have worsened under Trump
Key takeaways
- The team analyzed internal documents and detainee records, and interviewed detention staff and 194 detainees.
- “The Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign has led to a shocking increase in detainee populations — and facilities have been alarmingly unprepared to meet this new demand,” said Atty.
- A new ICE policy requires members of Congress to seek advanced approval in order to speak with detainees during oversight inspections at detention facilities.
The GEO Adelanto ICE Processing Center in 2025. It was one of the immigration detention facilities examined in a new report by the California Department of Justice. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) By Andrea Castillo Staff Writer Follow May 15, 2026 10:15 AM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
A new report by the California Department of Justice found that conditions at immigrant detention facilities in the state have worsened as surging arrests under the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign led to overcrowding and insufficient medical care.
For the report, which was released Friday, California Justice Department staff, along with correctional and healthcare experts, toured all seven facilities that existed in 2025 (an eighth facility, the Central Valley Annex in McFarland, began receiving detainees in April). The team analyzed internal documents and detainee records, and interviewed detention staff and 194 detainees.