Bounded by desert and mountains, El Centro, California, is isolated and difficult to reach.
The Shadow of El Centro tells the story of how that camp evolved into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Center of the 2000s.
In 1945, it also became home to the El Centro Immigration Detention Camp.
However, its location close to the border between San Diego and Yuma, Arizona, has made it an important place for Mexican migrants attracted to the valley\'s agricultural economy.
Bounded by desert and mountains, El Centro, California, is isolated and difficult to reach