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Otay Mesa Detention Center — ICE Detention Statistics

San Diego, CA · San Diego field office · 9th Circuit

38
Median days detained
$4,500
Median bond set
1,407
Avg. daily population
9,246
Recorded stays

Length of Stay

PercentileDays detained
25th percentile19 days
Median38 days
75th percentile71 days
90th percentile173 days

Bond

Median bond set: $4,500. Median bond actually posted: $4,500. 13% of set bonds were posted.

How Stays Ended

Release reasonShare
Removed57%
Paroled18%
Bonded Out - IJ11%
Order of recognizance4%

Arrest Type

Arrest categoryShare
Border38%
Port24%
Criminal21%
Fugitive7%
Checkin6%
Other4%

Immigration cases from this facility are typically heard at the Otay Mesa, CA Immigration Court — see its asylum grant rates and judges.

Data window: 2024-03-11 to 2026-03-11. Based on FOIA-obtained ICE detention records (Deportation Data Project). These are detention outcomes, not asylum decisions, and are for research and information only — not legal advice.

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