Officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale said they are ending their holding contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to public backlash amid days of riots and protests across the city.
A statement issued by the City of Glendale said that it is “formally” terminating its ICE contract to hold federal immigration detainees at a Glendale Police Department facility, describing the move as a “local decision” that “was not made lightly.”
“Since 2007, the City has maintained a highly regulated, locally controlled facility that is maintained to the highest standards, extending basic dignities to those temporarily held—ensuring access to clean accommodations, on-call medical care, family visitation, and legal counsel. By offering local access, detainees were given due-process proximity that is too often lacking in more remote or privately-operated detention centers,” the statement said….