Operators of a 2,560-bed detention center in California City announced this week a two-year contract with the federal government even as local advocates say the facility’s conditions are substandard.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sam Hardman of Tehachapi, Calif., holding a sign against the California City Detention Facility housing migrants waits in line to ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The CoreCivic immigration detention facility in California City — ICE’s largest detention center ...

The next prison to close is the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco of Riverside County, which is expected to shut down ...

CoreCivic confirms California City ICE facility is operational as of September 2025. This is the third ICE detention center in Kern County and California’s largest. Advocates warn detention expansion ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California City Council is set to hold a public hearing regarding the CoreCivic immigrant detention center on Tuesday amid public opposition against the facility.

Immigrant rights activists are warning that the Trump administration is transporting immigration detainees to a private prison in the California desert that is operating illegally and could put ...