CRCL Complaint: Continued Medical Failures and Weaponization of Care at Mesa Verde and Golden State ICE Detention Facilities

Sent via email on December 16, 2024 to DHS CRCL

21 people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Golden State Annex (Golden State) and Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center (Mesa Verde) filed a federal complaint on Monday with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) over ICE’s continued medical failures and weaponization of care at the two California immigrant detention centers. The complaint, which details medical workers accusing detained people of “malingering” in order to limit access to counsel, medical mix-ups, failure to address acute and chronic health issues, language access issues and more, is just one of several federal complaints filed this year over disturbing abuse and conditions at Golden State and Mesa Verde. It follows years of resistance by detained community members and disturbing revelations of harm in ICE facilities.

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The complaint was filed on behalf of the immigrants by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice and ACLU SoCal.