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Port Isabel Detention Center
Federal prisonmixedOvercrowded (182%)ModerateHigh
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Port Isabel Detention Center is a federal prison located in Cameron County, Texas. Rated capacity: 700. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Port Isabel Service Processing Center near Los Fresnos, Texas holds detainees of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whose immigration status or citizenship has not been officially determined or who are awaiting repatriation. It is operated by Ahtna Support and Training Services.
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Capacity
700
Current population
1,274
Occupancy
182%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
mixed
Opened
—
Region
Texas
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
22/100
Moderate concern22/100
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 182% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Mcc New YorkNew YorkMaximumFederal prison162% occupancy
- Fci Englewood Detention CenterLittletonMinimumFederal prison156% occupancy
- Fci Texarkana CampTexarkanaMinimumFederal prison153% occupancy
- Fci Milan Detention CenterMilanMinimumFederal prison155% occupancy
- Fci TallahasseeTallahasseeMinimumFederal prison147% occupancy
- Fci DublinDublinMinimumFederal prison145% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersOccupancythis: 182% · peers avg: 93% (+96%)
Capacity (beds)this: 700 · peers avg: 547 (+28%)
Data completeness
66%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia
- Port Isabel Detention Center
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia — Wikipedia / U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Wikidata (Q7230711)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Port Isabel Detention Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-isabel-detention-center
Chicago
"Port Isabel Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-isabel-detention-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-port-isabel-detention-cente,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Port Isabel Detention Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-isabel-detention-center},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}