Some ICE facilities are worse than others, not by accident, but by design. Patterns of abuse tend to concentrate in regions where oversight is weakest, contractors are most aggressive, and local governments are complicit. This page highlights the worst offenders, grouped by region, and provides links to in-depth documentation where available.

Southwest

Adelanto ICE Processing Center (California)

• Operated by GEO Group
• Known for: medical neglect, suicide attempts, retaliation against hunger strikers
• Multiple lawsuits and OIG investigations

Otay Mesa Detention Center (California)

• Operated by CoreCivic
• Known for: pepper spray abuse, COVID-19 mismanagement, pressure to sign deportation forms

Eloy Detention Center (Arizona)

• Operated by CoreCivic
• Known for: multiple in-custody deaths, extreme temperatures, long-term solitary confinement

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Southeast

LaSalle ICE Processing Center (Louisiana)

• Operated by LaSalle Corrections
• Known for: sexual abuse, retaliation against legal workers, forced labor

Stewart Detention Center (Georgia)

• Operated by CoreCivic
• Known for: abuse of mentally ill detainees, solitary confinement, systemic medical failures

Irwin County Detention Center (Georgia)

• Formerly operated by LaSalle
• Known for: forced sterilizations, gynecological abuse, whistleblower retaliation

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Midwest

Pulaski County Detention Center (Illinois)

• County-run, ICE contracted
• Known for: extreme overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, zero medical staff overnight

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Northeast

Hudson County Correctional Facility (New Jersey)

• County-run
• Known for: mold infestations, racial profiling, food deprivation

Bristol County House of Correction (Massachusetts)

• County-run
• Known for: ICE collaboration, riot-style suppression, beatings in solitary

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South Central

South Texas ICE Processing Center (Pearsall, TX)

• Operated by GEO Group
• Known for: detainee beatings, extended solitary confinement, lack of medical care

T. Don Hutto Residential Center (Texas)

• Operated by CoreCivic
• Known for: targeting of women and transgender detainees, sexual abuse, verbal intimidation

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Why Regional Focus Matters

ICE oversight varies wildly by region. Some Field Offices tolerate and even enable chronic abuse. Local sheriffs and judges often shield facilities from investigation. By documenting abuse by region, we expose the structural patterns that allow it, and highlight where community resistance is strongest.

What You Can Do

• Submit reports, records, or testimonies from these and other facilities
• Help build out each facility’s profile page
• Connect these abuses to field offices and contractor networks