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Otay Mesa Detention Center
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Otay Mesa Detention Center is a ICE detention facility in San Diego, San Diego County, California, operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It has a rated capacity of 1,482. By capacity it is the 3rd-largest of the 8 ICE detention facility records listed for California with a published capacity. It is one of 21 correctional facilities in San Diego County.
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Where this record came from. The contact, status and security fields, with capacity and population, come from the HIFLD and Federal Bureau of Prisons directory release refreshed February 2026. They describe the record, not today’s population. Check the facility’s current official website.
Contact this facility
- Phone
- (619) 661-3823
- Address
- 7488 Calzada De La Fuente
San Diego, CA 92231Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at ice.gov
- County
- San Diego County
Facility details
Listed as open in the February 2026 directory release.
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