AG Bonta released the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) fifth report on conditions at immigration detention facilities operating in California where noncitizens are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During inspections conducted at the seven facilities operating in California in 2025, DOJ found that conditions had largely worsened as the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign led to overcrowding and strained resources, especially around access to medical care and conditions of confinement. Tragically, there were six deaths of detainees between September 2025 and March 2026 — the highest number since DOJ started conducting reviews in 2017. These deaths, coupled with DOJ’s findings of substandard conditions that fail to meet ICE’s own detention standards, raise serious concerns about these facilities’ ability to safely detain a growing detainee population and underscore the need for greater accountability and oversight.

“The Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign has led to a shocking increase in detainee populations — and facilities have been alarmingly unprepared to meet this new demand. During their inspections, my team found evidence of inadequate medical care and heard countless reports of disturbing, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions and a lack of basic necessities. This is cruel, inhumane, and unacceptable — and it is past time for the Trump Administration to do something about it. My office has worked tirelessly to shine a light on conditions at these facilities — and I hope this report will generate the rightful outrage and urgency necessary to improve conditions and protect detainees’ civil rights.” – AG Bonta