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State DOJ: Deportations overcrowded ICE facilities, strained resources

Coast News wire servicesMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026

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REGION — A report released Thursday on conditions at immigration detention facilities across the state — including the Otay Mesa Detention Center — found that...

Cities Crime News Region San Diego

County report finds steep increase in immigration detentions

Coast News wire servicesMarch 16, 2026

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REGION — The average daily population at the Otay Mesa Detention Center has increased by approximately 200% in recent years, according to a report released...

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County sues Trump administration over blocked Otay Mesa inspection

Coast News wire servicesMarch 10, 2026

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CARLSBAD — The County of San Diego filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration after federal officials last month blocked a public health...

Cities Crime News Region San Diego

County to sue DHS, seeks health inspection of Otay Mesa Detention Center

Coast News wire servicesMarch 5, 2026March 5, 2026

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego County plans to sue Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and private...

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Private prisons play a large role in current immigration policy

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According to a June 24, 2018, article in the San Diego Union Tribune, the Otay Mesa detention facility, the only immigration detention facility in San...