Rio Grande Detention Center

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Rio Grande Detention Center
Rio Grande Detention Center
Location1001 San Rio Blvd
Laredo, Texas
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1900
Opened2008
Managed by GEO Group

Rio Grande Detention Center is a privately owned prison for men located in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, operated by GEO Group under contract with the U.S. government Office of the Federal Detention Trustee. The prison was originally built in 2007, opened in 2008, and has an official capacity of 1900 federal detainees awaiting trial. [1]

The facility stands about 500 feet from the Rio Grande.

As of August 2025 the facility is also called the "Rio Grande Processing Center" among the currently active list [2] of ICE detention facilities.

References

  1. ↑ "Rio Grande Detention Center". GEO Group. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Detention Facilities". U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

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