The agreement allowed detainees to be housed at the Glendale Police Department facility, which provided access to virtual and in-person visitation.

City leaders acknowledged the change could make family visits more difficult, and warned that access to legal representation might be more limited at other facilities.

“Nevertheless, despite the transparency and safeguards the city has upheld, the city recognizes that public perception of the ICE contract—no matter how limited or carefully managed, no matter the good—has become divisive,” the city said in a press release.