ICE Detention Timeline

Interactive timeline tracking ICE detention trends, facility changes, contract structures, and policy shifts from 2003-2025

57,8611
Current Detainees (June 2025)
62,9132
Contracted Bed Capacity
200+3
Active Facilities
224
Years Since ICE Created

Interactive ICE Detention Timeline

All Events
Facility Standards
Contract Changes
Policy Shifts
PREA Compliance
Detention Population
Contract Changes
Facility Standards
Policy Changes
PREA Compliance

🚨 Contract Structure Without Oversight

ICE's contract structure bypasses federal transparency norms:

Major ICE Detention Facilities

Eloy Detention Center (AZ)
CoreCivic

Capacity: 1,596 beds

Standards: PBNDS 2011 (rev. 2016)

Contract: Archive: Facility Details

Current Status: Compliance data removed

Northwest Detention Center (WA)
GEO Group

Capacity: 1,575 beds

Standards: PBNDS 2011 (rev. 2016)

Issues: Documented hunger strikes

Oversight: Archive: Inspection Reports

South Texas ICE Processing Center
GEO Group

Capacity: 1,686 beds

Standards: PBNDS 2011 (rev. 2016)

Location: Pearsall, TX

Contract Info: Archive: Facility Page

Moshannon Valley Processing Center
GEO Group

Capacity: 1,878 beds

Standards: PBNDS 2011 (rev. 2016)

Location: Philipsburg, PA

PREA Status: Archive: Compliance Data

PREA Compliance at Risk

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance data and detention facility standards have been removed from ICE.gov, reducing transparency into facility conditions and oversight.

Contract Accountability Gap

IGSA structure allows ICE to avoid direct federal-private accountability by contracting through local governments that then subcontract to private operators.

Standards Inconsistency

Facilities operate under different standards (PBNDS vs. NDS) with varying levels of protection and oversight, creating inconsistent conditions across the system.

Documentation at Risk

Critical ICE detention documentation that has been removed or faces restriction:

🔍 Current Status (July 2025):
  • ice.gov/detain/prea - Returns 404 error
  • ice.gov/detain/detention-standards - Redirects to general page
  • ice.gov/detain/family-residential-standards - Content significantly reduced

Related Resources

External Data Sources & Verification

ICE Data Sources & Documentation

1. Current Detained (57,861): Based on ICE facility mapping data and Austin Kocher's interval ADP dataset (47MB, 164 facilities), cross-referenced with TRAC Immigration data.

2. Contracted Bed Capacity (62,913): Based on ICE facility mapping data and Austin Kocher's interval ADP dataset (47MB, 164 facilities), cross-referenced with TRAC Immigration data.

3. Active Facilities (200+): Total facility count from comprehensive facility mapping including contract, government-operated, and family residential centers. See contract analysis for ownership breakdown.

4. Years Since ICE Created (22): Based on ICE facility mapping data and Austin Kocher's interval ADP dataset (47MB, 164 facilities), cross-referenced with TRAC Immigration data.