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Detainees at For-Profit ICE Jail Accuse Prison Guard of Sexual Assault and Harassment

HeadlineNov 13, 2025

In immigration news, detainees at a for-profit ICE jail in California are accusing a prison guard of sexually harassing and assaulting them. In federal complaints, prisoners say a guard referred to as “Lieutenant Quin” summoned them from their dorms to an office late at night with no security cameras present and sexually assaulted them. One prisoner who threatened to defend himself says he was warned that “Quin” would summon prison guards and leave him facing charges of assaulting an officer. “Quin” was later promoted and sent to another ICE jail in Louisiana. Both facilities are run by the GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison company.

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