The Trump administration bought CoreCivic immigrant detention centers in part to bypass opposition and oversight from California Democrats.
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Immigrant detainees work for $1 a day inside a Geo Group facility in central California. The company settled a state complaint over conditions inside.
Private prison company CoreCivic sold two California properties to the Department of Homeland Security. It will continue operating them as ICE detention centers.
Detainees cried as they described their lives in confinement in ICE detention centers. They spoke with investigators from the California Department of Justice.
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.