‘Appallingly short’ of basic human dignity: Democrats demand answers about Mesa ICE facility

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 11, 2026

Words: 986

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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After three Democratic members of Congress made a surprise visit to a Mesa Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility Thursday night and saw detainees in holding cells “like sardines,” the trio are now demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

That visit came in the wake of the Arizona Mirror’s reporting earlier Thursday detailing how the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center, located at Mesa-Gateway Airport, has been operating far over …

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