ICE Bans Physical Contact at Major California Detention Center

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has prohibited hugs and other physical contact inside a large California immigration detention facility. Family advocates and legal groups are challenging the policy, citing emotional harm to detainees and visitors.

4 Sept, 11:00 — 4 Sept, 11:00

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The GuardianMostly Factual23h ago

ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back

In the California City facility, ‘contact visits’ are strictly forbidden – but detained residents aren’t staying quiet. Are officials listening? Teresa Reyes drove 300 miles to be with her son on his 32nd birthday in May, but she couldn’t give him a gift, share a meal with him or give him a hug. She couldn’t even touch him. Her son, Guillermo, a tattoo artist from San Jose, is locked up in the California City immigration detention center, California’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforceme...

By Sam Levin in Los Angeles

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ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back

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ICE Bans Physical Contact at Major California Detention Center

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ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back

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