Otay Mesa Detention Center
Coverage of Otay Mesa Detention Center in the Nexus archive.
- ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case
GEO Group, a private immigration detention company, settled a California case for over $100,000 after state regulators cited it for labor and safety violations at a Central Valley facility. The settlement followed allegations that detainees were paid $1 a day to work and faced unsafe conditions, marking the first time a state treated immigrant detainees as workers under labor law.
- DHS buys two California migrant detention centers for $1.5B to boost ICE deportation capacity
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased two California migrant detention centers, California City Detention Facility and Otay Mesa Detention Center, for $1.5 billion to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation capacity. The sale, funded by President Trump's spending bill, aims to bypass California's sanctuary policies that limit ICE's use of private prisons, with CoreCivic, the former operator, expecting $1.1 billion in net proceeds.
- Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds
CoreCivic, a private prison company, sold two California immigration detention centers to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $1.5 billion. The sale includes the Otay Mesa Detention Center and California City Detention Facility, with the federal government paying $739.2 million and $732.6 million respectively. CoreCivic will continue operating the facilities under existing contracts, though terms may change.