Independent journalism that takes you behind the walls and beyond the headlines.
The Frontier investigated Oklahoma’s Diamondback immigration detention center — examining how it opened, the questions surrounding conditions inside, and the money flowing to the nearby community.
This reporting is free to read. Your support helps keep it that way.
A detention center. A small Oklahoma town. Questions that demand answers.
Our Diamondback reporting follows the decisions, agreements and financial arrangements surrounding a major immigration detention facility in Watonga — and examines concerns about conditions inside. Explore the reporting, photographs and video behind the investigation.
Behind the walls
Oklahoma helped fast-track a massive immigration detention center. Now questions are mounting over conditions inside. Read The Frontier’s investigation into how the facility came to be and the concerns surrounding it.
Read the investigation →The community around Diamondback
Detention for Dollars
What does a massive immigration detention facility mean for the finances of a small Oklahoma town? Our reporting examines the money and agreements behind Diamondback, including payments connected to Watonga.
Explore the money trail →Reporting like this takes time. And it takes support.
Records. Interviews. Travel. Data. The time to follow the money and keep asking questions. The Frontier publishes this work without a paywall so every Oklahoman can read it. Help make the next investigation possible.
Support The Frontier →