Otay Mesa Detention Center

Contract Detention Facility

a.k.a. San Diego CDF

Operator

private operator

Contractor

CoreCivic

Location

San Diego, San Diego, California

Capacity

750 guaranteed min; ~1487 ADP

Status

Active

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Otay Mesa Detention Center is a private contract immigration-detention facility in San Diego, California, 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: Contract Detention Facility
• Operator: private operator
• Contractor: CoreCivic
• Location: San Diego, San Diego, California
• Capacity: 750 guaranteed min; ~1487 ADP
• Status: Active

Documented conditions and incidents

CoreCivic sold facility to DHS in 2026; capacity ~1,358.

Sources

• ice.gov
• globaldetentionproject.org