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Colorado College Awards Academic Credit for Helping to ‘Shut Down’ Immigrant Detention Centers

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June 30, 2026

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Colorado College Awards Academic Credit for Helping to ‘Shut Down’ Immigrant Detention Centers

“Community Organizing to Support Labor, Tenant/Housing, and Immigrant Rights” The post Colorado College Awards Academic Credit for Helping to ‘Shut Down’ Immigrant Detention Centers first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

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Bisnow News

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· Jul 6, 2026

ICE Pays CoreCivic $1.5B For 2 Detention Facilities

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two California detention centers for 1.5B. The 2,560-bed California City Detention Facility and 1,994-bed Otay Mesa Detention Center cost the federal government 732.6M and 739.2M, respectively. That's...

BoingBoing

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· Jul 7, 2026

ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys

CoreCivic just sold two of California's largest immigrant detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion, then apparently got hired to keep running the place. CalMatters reports that CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County to the Department of Homeland Security on July 2. — Read the rest The post ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys appeared first on Boing Boing.

Commercial Observer

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· Jul 8, 2026

Feds Pay $1.5B for Two Immigration Detention Centers in California

The federal government has spent nearly 1.5 billion to acquire two California detention centers from prison operator CoreCivic, marking one of the largest real estate deals tied to the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration enforcement. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) purchased the 1,994-bed Otay Mesa Detention Center in Greater San Diego for 739.2 []

San Antonio Current

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· Jul 2, 2026

ICE delays opening San Antonio warehouse detention facility yet again

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has once again pushed back the opening date for a San Antonio warehouse the agency bought to convert into an immigrant detention center. According to a letter Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones received from ICE officials in late June, the agency now plans to open the facility by mid-2027. The [] The post ICE delays opening San Antonio warehouse detention facility yet again appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Off The Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion

Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion. Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for 739.2 million and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County for 732.6 million. []...Click to read more

The Root

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· Jul 1, 2026

How a Black Inmate Got Away With Stealing $11 Million From a Hollywood Producer

The story of how a Black inmate pulled off one of the biggest heists while serving time in federal prison is almost unbelievable! Let's get into it!

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Related coverage for "Colorado College Awards Academic Credit for Helping to ‘Shut Down’ Immigrant Detention Centers": Bisnow News — ICE Pays CoreCivic $1.5B For 2 Detention Facilities. BoingBoing — ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys. Commercial Observer — Feds Pay $1.5B for Two Immigration Detention Centers in California. San Antonio Current — ICE delays opening San Antonio warehouse detention facility yet again. Off The Press — Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion. The Root — How a Black Inmate Got Away With Stealing $11 Million From a Hollywood Producer