LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford toured the ICE detention center on Tuesday in Pahrump, where illegal immigrants are kept while they await hearings or deportation.

Horsford said he spoke with nine detainees at the Nevada Southern Detention Center (NSDC), a privately-owned facility managed by CoreCivic under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

What he learned was was "deeply concerning," Horsford said.

"Medical treatment can take weeks; detainees do not have reliable access to immigration attorneys or resources; and many have been moved across state lines in the dead of night without advanced notice or understanding of where they were going," according to the congressman.

Horsford's inspection came three weeks after he was denied entry

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