Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews

The law keeps oversight of detention conditions, care, and due process in place without an expiration date. It also requires public reporting on a comprehensive facility review.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Attorney General or designee to review county, local, and private locked facilities holding people for civil immigration proceedings.
• Covers facilities holding accompanied or unaccompanied minors for the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
• Directs the Department of Justice to set the order and number of facilities reviewed, while the Attorney General controls which facilities are reviewed and when.
• Requires reviews to examine confinement conditions, standards of care, and due process.
• Requires budget-process updates to the Legislature and Governor and public posting of the comprehensive review report.
• Requires facilities to provide access to detainees, staff, officials, and records needed for reviews.

Who it affects ​

• Noncitizens held in California locked facilities for civil immigration proceedings, including detained minors.
• Counties, local governments, and private operators of covered detention facilities.
• The Attorney General and Department of Justice.

Context ​

The law removes the prior July 2027 end date for these review requirements.