Otay Mesa Detention Center

Official ICE detention facility San Diego, CA 1358 beds Operated by CoreCivic Source: Vera Institute of Justice ICE Detention Trends Dashboard (Feb 2026 active snapshot)

Otay Mesa Detention Center is an official ICE detention facility in San Diego, California. Official ICE detention facilities are dedicated immigration detention centers — either ICE-owned Service Processing Centers or contract detention facilities operated under intergovernmental service agreements.

Documented capacity: 1358 beds. Operated by CoreCivic. Average daily population in February 2026: 1235.8.

TRAC Report 762 documented this facility operating 103 detainees above its contractual capacity at peak in fiscal year 2025.