"Eloy Detention Center lies nine miles east of Interstate 10 in Arizona, amid a patchwork of windswept mesquite scrub, solar farms, and alfalfa and cotton fields, with the jagged ridgeline of the Picacho Mountains visible to the southeast. Beyond the truckers chapel and the sign at the cornerCoreCivic: We're Hiringacres of ruddy, bare dirt surround a cluster of austere buildings linked by concrete walkways."
"Pass the reserved parking spots for the Employee of the Month, Supervisor of the Quarter, Officer of the Month, and Employee of the Year. Pass the little signs that say Keep Off the Landscaping and stop at a reinforced steel door painted blue, with an intercom button on the right. Employees may already be waiting there, carrying McDonald's bags and energy drinks. A sticker inside someone's see-through backpack: I Don't Know, I Just Work Here. They will be grousing about how long it takes"
Eloy Detention Center sits in rural Arizona amid mesquite scrub, solar farms, and agricultural fields near the Picacho Mountains. The facility consists of austere buildings linked by concrete walkways and surrounded by acres of bare dirt, multiple fences topped with razor wire, and electrified barriers. Entry involves reinforced steel doors, intercoms, and staff checkpoints with reserved parking and signage. The center is privately owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE estimates roughly $165 per bed per day; about fourteen hundred beds were occupied. Federal immigration courts run by the Executive Office for Immigration Review operate inside the complex.
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