List of immigrant detention sites in the United States

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This is a list of detention facilities holding immigrants in the United States. The United States maintains the largest illegal immigrant detention camp infrastructure in the world, which by the end of the fiscal year 2007 included 961 sites either directly owned by or contracted with the federal government, according to the Freedom of Information Act Office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[ citation needed ]

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During the period 2007–2009, no fewer than 363 detention camps were used. [1]

As of 10 July 2017, the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operation custody management division listed 200 detention centers. [2]

As of October 2025, only 100 were listed as in use. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "United States List of Detention Sites". Global Detention Project. November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ ICE ERO Custody Management Division (2017). "Wayback Machine". www.detentionwatchnetwork.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Immigration Detention Centres, USA". Global Detention Project | Mapping immigration detention around the world. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Moench, Mallory (July 25, 2019). "No more immigrant detainees in Albany County Jail". Times Union. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Vassolo, Martin; Flechas, Joey (June 23, 2018). "Babies separated from parents are in immigrant shelters near Miami, lawmaker says". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gonzales, Richard; Burnett, John. "'These Are Not Kids Kept In Cages': Inside A Texas Shelter For Immigrant Youth". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nancy Pelosi, Other Congress Members, Tour San Diego Immigration Detention Facilities". KPBS Public Media. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ Smiley, David; Medina, Brenda; Daugherty, Alex; Chang, Daniel (June 19, 2018). "Nelson, Wasserman Schultz blocked from entering immigrant children shelter in Homestead". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ Swisher, Skyler (June 22, 2018). "From extortion to sex exploitation, South Florida facilities holding migrant kids have faced problems". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ Hanks, Douglas; Medina, Brenda (June 18, 2018). "Up to 1,000 children held by immigration authorities now living in Homestead compound". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Joe Corley Detention Facility - The GEO Group Inc". Geogroup.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Feds don't have enough beds for migrant families". POLITICO. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ Kaplan, Ezra (July 3, 2025). "Portland ICE facility may have breached city permit rules, data shows". www.kptv.com. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ Emerald Correctional Management
  15. ↑ Soboroff, Jacob; Kube, Courtney; Ainsley, Julia (June 14, 2018). "Feds to build tent city to house migrant kids in Tornillo, Texas". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official: No migrant children remain at Tornillo tent shelter as it heads toward closure". El Paso Times. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  17. ↑ Aguilar, Julian (June 21, 2018). "Mayors from across the country visit 'tent city' in Tornillo". NMPolitics.net. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ Ryan, Lisa (June 18, 2018). "Inside 3 Detention Centers Where Immigrant Children Are Kept From Their Parents". The Cut. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  19. ↑ Findell, Elizabeth (July 17, 2014). "Border Patrol opens central processing facility for unaccompanied kids". The Monitor. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ Rangel, Leslie (August 18, 2025). "A 'Shameful' Legacy: Texas Has Officially Opened an ICE Detention Facility at Site of WWII Internment Camp". The Barbed Wire. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

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