Congressmembers Deluzio, Lee Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit Inside Moshannon Valley ICE Detention Center

PHILIPSBURG, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center and Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) facility in Clearfield County, PA. After a 30-minute wait, the two members of Congress were allowed inside and were inside the facility for around two hours. Their staff were not allowed to enter. This is the first unannounced visit by Members of Congress inside the Moshannon Valley detention center during the second Trump Administration.

Recent reporting has raised major concerns about the conditions of what is happening in Moshannon. There were two recorded deaths in the facility in the last year, a recent hunger strike, reporting of inadequate medical care and neglect, and more.

Congressman Deluzio has had several Western Pennsylvania constituents arrested by ICE and detained in Moshannon this year and has heard concerns from their families about their treatment and medical care inside.

Deluzio's constituent, Randy Cordova Flores, is currently detained in Moshannon. Congressman Deluzio sought to speak with him, but he was told that such requests could not be honored during an unannounced Congressional oversight visit.

Following the visit, Congressman Deluzio and Congresswoman Lee came out to address the press and share what they saw and learned during their oversight visit. They shared a video here.

Their findings include the following:

• The vast majority of people being detained in Moshannon are considered "low-security," meaning they have not been accused of serious, violent crimes or engaged in similar conduct while detained.
• Detained women in the facility have concerns about food and medical care, including care for pregnant women.
• Conversations with detained people were limited because ICE staff denied entry to congressional staff who could provide translation services, limiting the breadth of conversations possible between the Congressmembers and the detained people.
• There were major differences between what Moshannon leadership told the members of Congress, and the stories that detained people shared with them during the visit, especially about medical care, food quality, and ability to stay updated on their legal cases.

Photos and video of the event are available here.

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