On Thursday, December 18th, International Migrant Day, a coalition of various groups, including Bayan Southern California, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, Migrant USA, Migrante USA, and The Tanggol Migrante Movement organized a rally outside of Adelanto City Hall to bring awareness to the conditions that detainees are subjected to in the privately-owned GEO detention center, which is operating with concentration camp-like conditions in support of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
The Adelanto Processing Center operates as an ICE prison with a capacity of 1,940 detainees.
According to GEO’s website:
“The Support services GEO provides on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement include around-the-clock access to medical care, in-person and virtual legal and family visitation, general and legal library access, dietitian-approved meals, religious and specialty diets, recreational amenities, and opportunities to practice their religious beliefs.”