Officials Make Unannounced Visit to ICE Facility in Clearfield County, What They Found
The lawmakers said detainees described medical-care problems and language barriers, while GEO Group and ICE facilitated the tour.
- On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, citing concerns about conditions at the immigration detention facility.
- The visit was permitted after a federal court earlier this year blocked a Department of Homeland Security policy requiring seven days' notice for congressional oversight visits, ruling the restriction likely violated federal appropriations law.
- Denied staff interpreters, Deluzio and Lee spoke with detainees who reported medical negligence and sexual assault, including one pregnant woman who stated she "might not know the status of her pregnancy." The language barrier limited their oversight capacity.
- Nearly 80% of detainees held in Moshannon have no prior criminal history, according to ICE data, leading the lawmakers to characterize the population as low security risks rather than the "worst of the worst" as the Trump administration asserts.
- Clearfield County Commissioners hold the facility's contract with The GEO Group, which is up for renewal in September. Commissioners have indicated they are likely to renew the agreement despite calls from advocates and lawmakers to close the center.
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