Through a preliminary court order, Sunshine Sykes, judge of the Central District of California, determined that it is likely that, at the ICE Processing Center located in Adelanto, a city located in San Bernardino County, the constitutional rights of the detained people are being violated and therefore demanded to improve the conditions of the site where four inmates have allegedly died since 2025.

After relatives of foreigners lacking legal status made public alleged mistreatment carried out against people deprived of their liberty in the aforementioned property, several civil organizations chose to advise them with the aim of filing a class action lawsuit.

The decision arose from the deaths of at least four people while detained in Adelanto in ICE custody.

Although the deaths occurred separately from September of last year until a few weeks ago, the opacity with which the information has been handled, and the complaints of an alleged lack of medical care or negligence in caring for the detainees while their legal situation is determined, forced them to go to court in California.

The plaintiffs' goal is to ensure that the nearly 1,500 people locked up in the detention center receive food, medical care and decent treatment while their situation is determined.

In response, Judge Sunshine Sykes ordered ICE and DHS to immediately take concrete actions to remedy any constitutional and legal violations that may be taking place to prevent more people from suffering irreparable harm.

The reported center, located in the high desert of California, is operated privately by GEO Group.

The order issued by Judge Sykes establishes several requirements that must be met to avoid sanctions and even the closure of the immigration detention center.

Under that guideline, inmates must be provided with basic necessities such as clean water, adequate food and sanitation, privacy in bathrooms and showers, temperature-appropriate clothing and bedding, and daily outdoor recreational activities.

Likewise, it is indicated that the facilities must have medical services and spaces adapted for people with disabilities, among other aspects.

"This preliminary injunction is a crucial step toward accountability. The court has made clear that the conditions at the Adelanto detention center do not meet the basic standards required by our Constitution. No one, regardless of their immigration status, should be subjected to inhuman treatment or deprived of their fundamental rights," Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), said in a statement.