Members of the San Diego Democratic congressional delegation were granted access to inspect an immigration detention facility inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in downtown San Diego on Monday, after having been turned away on two previous occasions.

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The lawmakers had asked for access to check the conditions, as they had received reports of an increase in detentions on site. After pushing for entry for weeks, they visited on Monday and found three people detained there and said the facility was clean.

“I’m glad that we were finally able to get down there,” U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas told reporters following the visit. “It does leave a lot of suspicion in my mind as to what was there before, why weren’t we allowed to go in. We gave all the notices that we were sup

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