ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back
Summary
The largest ICE detention center in California, run by CoreCivic, has banned all physical contact during family visits since it opened under President Trump's administration. People held inside cannot hug or sit with relatives, only talk through glass and phones, which has caused emotional distress among detainees and their families.Key Facts
- The California City detention center holds about 1,600 people and is the largest ICE facility in California.
- Visitors cannot have contact visits; all visits take place through glass with phone communication.
- The ban on contact visits started when the facility opened during President Trump's administration about a year ago.
- Families and detainees say the lack of physical contact causes emotional pain and isolation.
- This policy is stricter than visitation rules in most US prisons that allow contact unless there are safety issues.
- Detainees and advocates are campaigning publicly for the warden to allow hugging and physical contact.
- Allen Tayson, a detainee, has not seen or held his family since February and says the isolation is very hard.
- Tayson’s wife is seven months pregnant, and he feels helpless being apart from his family during this time.
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