"Out in the middle of the Mojave Desert and surrounded by Joshua trees, marijuana dispensaries and razor wire, the remote Adelanto ICE Processing Center is a difficult place to visit. The facility, roughly 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is on a road splintered with cracks and potholes. Once there, some wait for hours to see their loved ones. If a visitor happens to be wearing anything forbidden by the dress code say a crop top, or shorts that rise above the mid-thigh they won't get to see them at all."
"When she saw him the first time, she ran to him. She ran to him and just gave him a hug. He started crying, Lesage said. The only reason I'm probably still standing on my two feet is because of my kids. But it's been a roller coaster. It's been hard financially-wise, emotionally, mentally it's been very, very hard."
Adelanto ICE Processing Center lies in a remote Mojave Desert location about 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, surrounded by Joshua trees and razor wire and reached by a road full of cracks and potholes. Visitors often wait hours in the facility's waiting room and can be denied visitation for minor dress-code infractions such as crop tops or shorts above mid-thigh. Many families face transportation barriers and long delays to see detained relatives. One wife reported her husband was detained after a routine ICE check-in and has been held four months, producing emotional distress and financial strain and apparent health effects on their young child.
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