Eloy Detention Center

Dedicated IGSA

Operator

private operator

Contractor

CoreCivic

Location

Eloy, Pinal, Arizona

Capacity

900 guaranteed min; ~1332 ADP

Opened

1994

Status

Active

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Eloy Detention Center is a dedicated immigration-detention facility in Eloy, Arizona, operated by CoreCivic. The ICE List documents it as a concentration camp - a site of civil immigration detention operated by, or under contract to, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Overview

• Designation: Dedicated IGSA
• Operator: private operator
• Contractor: CoreCivic
• Location: Eloy, Pinal, Arizona
• Capacity: 900 guaranteed min; ~1332 ADP
• Opened: 1994
• Status: Active

Documented conditions and incidents

Called the "deadliest immigration detention center" in the US with at least 16 deaths incl. 5 suicides; 2025 deaths incl. Serawit Gezahegn Dejene (Jan 29, 2025) and Oscar Rascon Duarte (Sept 8, 2025); ~60 mi from Phoenix, remote.

Sources

• ice.gov
• globaldetentionproject.org