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Judge Limits San Diego Inspection to Four Experts

6/5/2026

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San Diego County invoked California law permitting health officials to inspect private immigration detention centers.
Judge James Simmons Jr. limited the Otay Mesa inspection to four credentialed experts, excluded county supervisors, and set a June 17 2026 deadline for CoreCivic to submit its policies.
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer said denying inspectors distracts from detainees’ needs, citing a Mongolian man held without interpreter.
CoreCivic called the request unprecedented and claimed discrimination against the federal government.

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San Diego County invoked California law permitting health officials to inspect private immigration detention centers.
Judge James Simmons Jr. limited the Otay Mesa inspection to four credentialed experts, excluded county supervisors, and set a June 17 2026 deadline for CoreCivic to submit its policies.
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer said denying inspectors distracts from detainees’ needs, citing a Mongolian man held without interpreter.
CoreCivic called the request unprecedented and claimed discrimination against the federal government.