(June 7, 2025)

“We received reports that individuals were being detained here…this place has a capacity of a hundred folks and we heard it’s way above,” Rep. Gomez, whose 34th District includes several prominent ethnic enclaves in Los Angeles, told KTLA. “We have, as members of Congress, a right to conduct oversight…to make sure [detainees] have a place to sleep, that they have access to their medicines, food and water and access to a restroom…they also have a right to counsel.”

“But we were given this excuse that we weren’t allowed in because of our safety,” Gomez continued. “And it’s like ‘What safety issue?’ [because] there’s no safety issue.”