The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 9, 2026. We recorded 1 event from September 8, 2026 that erode our democratic ideals and added 12 more from earlier dates — 154 so far this month, bringing the total archive to 2042. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

Capital & Main investigation revealed ICE and CoreCivic denied an asylum seeker medical care for a kidney infection at Otay Mesa

Event: September 8, 2026 Location: San Diego, California Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Denial of custodial medical care

A September 8, 2026 Capital & Main investigation revealed that a Colombian asylum seeker held at the CoreCivic-run Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego went undertreated for a worsening kidney infection over roughly ten months, from a November 2025 report of heavy bleeding through an August 2026 flare-up. Her medical records document repeated denials and delays: a recommended ultrasound went unperformed for months, a May 2026 emergency-room visit found an abnormal urinalysis but recorded "no acute disease," and she was later hospitalized and diagnosed with pyelonephritis. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to requests for comment, and CoreCivic said only that it takes "any allegation" about medical care "seriously."

People & Organizations: - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#5ac0f506 - CoreCivic#13196c01

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/08/federal-denial-of-custodial-medical-care-afaa21f1/ Primary source: Months of Pain, Delayed Care: An Asylum Seeker's Health Crisis in ICE Custody

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we archived yesterday. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• June 10, 2025 — DOJ criminally charged Rep. LaMonica McIver over her congressional oversight visit to an ICE detention facility
• September 4, 2025 — ICE agents detained 57 workers in a Cato, NY factory raid; judge found warrants didn't authorize the detentions
• November 5, 2025 — DHS terminated Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals over disputed 'improved conditions' claim
• December 30, 2025 — Interior Department terminated National Links Trust's D.C. golf-course lease on disputed grounds, clearing path for a Trump-favored redesign
• February 4, 2026 — Montana Free Press revealed Secretary of State Jacobsen told DOJ her office had satisfied its demand for the state's voter file
• August 22, 2026 — CoreCivic staff pepper-sprayed and dispersed protesting detainees at Natchez ICE facility after halting hot food and water, detainee said
• August 26, 2026 — HHS published a report tying gender-affirming care to left-wing authoritarianism and political violence, using an unvalidated survey scale
• August 31, 2026 — Former USCIS Senior Immigration Services Officer Lukman Ganiyu charged in $960,000 bribery scheme to fast-track green cards, citizenship
• September 4, 2026 — DHS retained unqualified contractor GardaWorld for court-ordered environmental review of Surprise, AZ ICE facility
• September 4, 2026 — DOJ opened investigation into Nevada Secretary of State Aguilar over refusal to share unredacted voter data
• September 7, 2026 — U.S. Southern Command destroyed Ecuadorian vessel over unproven Los Choneros ties, fifth such strike in under two weeks
• September 7, 2026 — Washington Post revealed Defense Department stripped slavery context from Arlington's Confederate memorial marker

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