400 beds added to immigrant facility
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Federal officials have signed a deal to add 400 beds to a Lancaster detention center for immigrants, making it the largest facility of its kind in California, authorities said Thursday.
The Mira Loma Detention Center will now hold up to 1,400 people, although it will not handle detainees with violent crime convictions or those with serious health problems.
The space is needed because more immigrants are being detained for immigration violations in the Los Angeles area, and because the detention center in San Pedro, which housed more than 400 immigrants, was closed in October for repairs. The facility is run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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