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    Detainees held for prolonged periods at temporary Calif. facility, Border Patrol says

    by Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times Jun 27, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Immigration detainees are being held for prolonged periods at a temporary Border Patrol holding facility in the Riverside County city of Murrieta because of "lack of space elsewhere," a Border Patrol spokesman said.

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection standards say that detainees should generally not be held at such facilities for more than 72 hours. The Murrieta station does not have beds and is not set up for in-person visits with lawyers or others, said Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco.

    Attorneys and advocates say detainees have been held at the facility for weeks without being able to contact their families or visit with their lawyers, and without access to showers, toothbrushes

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