Plan to open California’s largest immigration jail sparks outrage

<p>Private prison contractor CoreCivic to transform shuttered 2,500-bed prison in California City to hold immigrants</p><p>Plans to open a massive federal immigration processing center in a California desert community has sparked outrage among advocacy groups who argue it will come at a “long-term cost” and “fuel harm”.</p><p>US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) has partnered with CoreCivic, a private prison contractor that operates several facilities in California, to transform a shuttered 2,500-bed prison in California City into the state’s largest immigrant detention center.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/25/california-immigrant-detention-facility">Continue reading...</a>