For the second time in a week, members of the San Diego Democratic congressional delegation on Monday tried to conduct an oversight inspection of an immigration detention facility inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in downtown San Diego, but were denied access.

U.S. Reps. Juan Vargas, Scott Peters, Mike Levin and Sara Jacobs said they had received reports of an increased number of people being detained in a basement facility and wanted to know the conditions under which they were being held. Immigration courtrooms, as well as the local office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are also located in the building.

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“We don’t know if they’re women, children, or who’s held the

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