Bishop of Fresno says he was ‘impressed’ by conditions at California City ICE detention facility

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. (KGET) — The leader the Diocese of Fresno Bishop Joseph Brennan met with detainees at the Core Civic ICE detention facility in California City on Monday.

Brennan’s visit comes as national attention grows amid reports of poor conditions at the facility.

The bishop, along with other Catholic leaders from Southern California held mass inside the facility and spoke with detainees about how they’re feeling while being held at the detention facility.

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“I think they need … we all need to have a sense that someone has our back or that someone even cares about us, that someone is thinking about us or that someone is there with us,” Brennan said…

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