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The Cruel Conditions of ICE's Mojave Desert Detention Center

February 2026 Mojave Desert, California
CoreCivic, one of ICE's largest contractors, runs a remote detention center in California's Mojave Desert where denying medical care to detainees is common. As one detainee described: "They figure, we're all going to be deported to Mexico anyway, so they're waiting us out. It's a way to save money."