The Latest Breaking News from Otay Mesa

Conditions at California ICE Detention Centers Are Getting Worse, Inspections Find

A state Department of Justice inspection of seven California facilities found overcrowding, poor medical care, inadequate food and excessive force from guards.

Capital & Main · May 26

Border Crossings Have Declined. Yet ICE Keeps Moving Migrants Out of San Diego.

For those moved to detention facilities elsewhere in the country the odds of winning asylum decrease greatly.

Capital & Main · Jan 29, 2025

U.S. Ambassador Pushes for Completion of New Port of Entry Connecting San Diego and Tijuana Amid Delays

The long-awaited Otay Mesa East Port of Entry is mired in delays and is now projected to open in two more years.

Latin Times · Nov 24, 2024

Inmigrantes con condiciones severas de salud mental denuncian maltrato por parte de una psicóloga en centro de detención

SAN DIEGO— Los grupos de defensa le piden al estado de California que le retire la licencia para ejercer a una psicóloga, después de que una docena de personas detenidas por motivos de inmigración en el Centro de Detención Otay Mesa se quejaran de que la doctora los maltrataba, algo…

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

US, Mexico pledge to finish new Otay Mesa border crossing on schedule

OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. and Mexican authorities shared their respective progress toward completing construction of a new Otay Mesa border crossing by 2024, or even ahead of time if possible.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022