Abuse claims are rife in California detention centers. Now the facilities are poised to expand

A court has allowed one of state's largest centers to resume operations, weeks after reports Ice wants to build new ones

As the Trump administration scrambles for space to hold detained immigrants, California - the country's largest sanctuary state - is in the crosshairs.

Last week, a court ruling allowed one of the state's largest detention centers to resume holding immigrants, reversing a pandemic-era decision that reduced its population to just two people. That ruling came weeks after reports emerged that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) was seeking to establish a new facility in northern California, even as allegations of abuse at the privately run sites continue to accumulate.