SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- An attorney who represents migrants being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center tells Border Report that the facility is operating beyond capacity, which has been contributing to an "outbreak" of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.

The Otay Mesa Detention Center sits on the foothills of Otay Mountain just north of the border southeast of downtown San Diego. It houses mostly immigrants who are awaiting deportation or their court cases to be decided, and it has beds for 1,358 detainees.

The attorney says "at least dozens" of detainees have tested positive for the virus, and he fears this could lead to an epidemic.

The facility, which is run by CoreCivic, a private company based in Tennessee, confirms there have been some COVID-19 cases, but it says those who test

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