Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center

A checked version of this page, approved on 20 July 2026, was based on this revision.

Staging/Hold facility

a.k.a. AROCC

Operator: ICE
Location: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
Capacity: 157 ADP
Status: Active

Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center is a immigration-detention staging facility in Mesa, Arizona. 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: Staging/Hold facility
Operator: ICE
Location: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
Capacity: 157 ADP
Status: Active

Documented conditions and incidents

Mesa Gateway Airport staging; called "sickening" by AZ Democrats after Feb 2026 tour.

Sources

ice.gov