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Immigration detention center contractor sues over California health inspections

HEALTHBEAT

“This case involves the latest in a string of attempts by the state of California to ban federal immigration enforcement in the state, or so significantly burden such efforts as to drive federal agencies and contractors involved in that constitutionally mandated national security function from California,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

KFF Health News

” California’s bill grants local public health officers, who routinely inspect county jails and state prisons, the ability to inspect private detention facilities, including all six federal immigration centers in California. Immigrant advocates say the federal government has done a poor job ensuring health and safety.