ICE Pays CoreCivic $1.5B For 2 Detention Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two California detention centers for $1.5B.
The 2,560-bed California City Detention Facility and 1,994-bed Otay Mesa Detention Center cost the federal government $732.6M and $739.2M, respectively. That’s roughly 50% more than the $1B it spent buying 11 warehouses across the country in early 2026.