Judge Indicates Willingness to Grant County Request to Inspect Otay Mesa Detention Facility
County leaders say ICE blocked a health and safety inspection, and the lawsuit alleges the agency violated a 2024 California access law.
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Judge may allow San Diego County to inspect detention center
A federal judge indicated he would order Otay Mesa Detention Center grant San Diego County inspectors access pending negotiations over scope. This content Federal judge signals San Diego County will get to inspect Otay Mesa Detention Center appeared first on inewsource.
Judge indicates willingness to grant county request to inspect Otay Mesa detention facility
A federal judge indicated Wednesday that he will grant a request from San Diego County to conduct a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, though he said some of the county’s requests, such as having local lawmakers be part of the inspection team, will require additional arguments from the county. San Diego County sued the federal government and private prison company CoreCivic earlier this year after a coalition of lawmaker…
Federal judge signals Otay Mesa Detention Center health inspection likely to move forward
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) A federal judge signaled Wednesday he will likely allow San Diego County to conduct a full public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, saying that blocking access could cause "irreparable harm."Judge James E. Simmons made the comments during a roughly hour-long hearing in the county's lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and CoreCivic, which operates the ICE detention center. While Simmons stopped …
Judge seems likely to grant county request to inspect Otay Mesa Detention Facility
A federal judge indicated Wednesday that he will grant a request from San Diego County to conduct a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, though he said some of the county’s requests — such as having local lawmakers be part of the inspection team — will require additional arguments from the county. San Diego County sued the federal government and private prison company CoreCivic earlier this year after a coalition of lawmak…
Judge likely to grant county request to inspect Otay Mesa Detention Facility
County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Paloma Aguirre speak through the fence after being denied for a pre-approved inspection at the CoreCivic Detention facility in Otay Mesa, Feb. 20, 2026.(Matthew Bowler)A federal judge indicated Wednesday that he will grant a request from San Diego County to conduct a public health inspection of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, though he said some of the county's requests — such as having local lawmakers b…
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