"Advocates for detained immigrants said they did not have an opportunity to raise their concerns at public hearings before ICE began using the new site."
"We don't want another ICE detention center in California, or anywhere else for that matter,"
"The latest figures show an average of about 5,337 people are being held in California immigration detention facilities, according to DetentionReports.com."
"This newest facility is part of a cluster of detention centers in Kern County, which includes the Golden State Annex in McFarland."
ICE has activated a new 700-bed detention facility, the Central Valley Annex, in California's Central Valley, operated by Geo Group. This facility increases the total number of active detention centers in California to eight, with a combined capacity of nearly 10,000 beds. The average daily population in these facilities has risen by 72% since April 2025. Advocates express concerns over the lack of public hearings regarding the new site, emphasizing opposition to the expansion of ICE detention centers.
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