Surprise inspection finds ICE stuffing migrants ‘like sardines’ into a facility with no bed, showers

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 1,148

Last Updated: 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

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Three Democratic members of Congress said they were horrified that immigrants were being stuffed into holding cells “like sardines” at a Mesa Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility they showed up to without warning on Thursday night.

The visit came in the wake of the Arizona Mirror’s reporting on Thursday detailing how the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center, located at Mesa-Gateway Airport, has been operating far over its 157-person capacity for most of …

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