ICE detainee says she feels harassed and is huddling for warmth at DTLA detention center

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
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ICE detainee complains of conditions at DTLA detention center
One family who spoke to Eyewitness News is giving insight into the conditions inside a downtown L.A. facility.

ADELANTO, Calif. (KABC) -- For weeks, people across Southern California have been detained in a series of immigration raids. Eyewitness News has been working to determine where those detainees are being taken after their arrests.

Many are showing up at a downtown Los Angeles immigration detention center. One family who spoke to Eyewitness News is giving us insight into the conditions inside the facility.

Video shows the moment Guadalupe Gutierrez was taken from the clothing company where she worked last week.

A few days ago, she called her husband from the center and reportedly told him she feels harassed, is sleeping on the floor, and is huddling with other detainees to stay warm.

Zapeta Family

"She said to my dad she's not getting food, she said, 'I cannot deal with this anymore. They are telling me that we are going to stay here five to eight months if we do not sign the forms,' whatever forms they want her to sign," said Gutierrez's daughter, Zulma Zapeta.

Initially, the family thought Gutierrez was being held at the Adelanto Processing Center. They have since learned she was being held at the DTLA center. Gutierrez has now been moved to Adelanto.

In an interview last week with Eyewitness News, Acting Director of ICE, Todd Lyons, said ICE detention standards are among the highest in the industry.

The GEO Group -- which owns the Adelanto facility -- says it provides access to Medicare and dietitian-approved meals.

Eyewitness News is continuing to investigate conditions at the facility. Come back to this page for updates.

SEE ALSO: California Congress members concerned about 'poor conditions' inside Adelanto ICE facility

The Congress members said they spoke to some ICE detainees who said they did not have a change of clothes for 10 days.
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