South Texas Family Residential Center
Immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South Texas Family Residential Center is the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Opened in December 2014 in Dilley, Texas, it has a capacity of 2,400 and is intended to detain mainly women and children from Central America.[2]
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Location | 1925 W. Highway 85 Dilley, Texas, Frio County United States, 78017[1] |
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Coordinates | 28.659966°N 99.188996°W / 28.659966; -99.188996 |
Status | Closed |
Security class | Immigration detention facility |
Capacity | 2,400 |
Opened | 2014 |
Closed | 2024 |
Managed by | CoreCivic (known as CCA - Corrections Corporation of America) |
Director | Jose Rodriguez Jr. |
On June 12, 2015, it was reported that the facility was holding 1,735 people, approximately 1,000 of whom were children.[3] In filings dated September 30, 2018, the operator stated that the property was 100% full. By April 2019, there were 499 women and children in the facility.[4]
CoreCivic, previously called "Corrections Corporation of America", is seeking a license to operate the facility as a General Residential Operation but litigation was brought by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid on behalf of Grassroots Leadership and the detainees themselves to block the licensing by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.[5]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced they will shut down the detention center on June 10, 2024. According to a memo from ICE, closing the costly facility will free up resources for more beds as the Biden administration begins implementing new border restrictions. [6]