Narciso Barranco, 48, was accused of assaulting a federal agent with a weed whacker. He and his family said he was trying to protect himself from pepper spray.

New information was released Wednesday showing potential locations that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could build further detention facilities.

The majority of new detainees at one Kern County facility in McFarland are immigrants with no criminal convictions, according to the latest data by ICE, mirroring a nationwide trend. Meanwhile, another detention facility in Bakersfield is at capacity, according to immigrant advocates.

Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of information, recreation and access to medication.

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray.

Two Democratic lawmaker say that the Department of Homeland Security is placing restrictive rules on visiting the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, which interferes with their ability to conduct Congressional oversight.

A federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles has been the focus of protests and a military presence in the city since June. While interviewing

"In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal prisons or local jails," Brinkley-Rubinstein said. "ICE detention facilities and people that run them tend to be much less transparent about their operations."