California's largest ICE facility did not provide adequate medical care, monitor says

The Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part, said after the report that no ICE detainees are denied access to medical care and that ICE “is regularly audited and inspected by external agencies to ensure that all ICE facilities comply with performance-based national detention standards.”

The DHS said ICE provided medical care, including access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care.

In a statement cited by media, a CoreCivic spokesperson said the company was reviewing the monitor's report and that “nothing matters more to CoreCivic than the health, safety and well-being of the people in our care.” The spokesperson also said that an on-site ICE officer was responsible for “monitoring compliance with applicable ICE detention standards and policies.”