United States · Texas · Dilley
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South Texas Family Residential Center is a federal prison located in Frio County, Texas. Rated capacity: 2,400. Reported population: 227. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The South Texas Family Residential Center (also called Dilley Immigration Processing Center) is an immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas. First opened in December 2014, it has a capacity of 2,400 and is intended to detain mainly women and children from Central America. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) closed the detention center in June 2024, citing cost savings to add more beds in other facilities as the Biden administration implemented new border restrictions. It reopened the following year, in 2025. In 2025, CoreCivic announced a new contract with ICE to reopen the facility as the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.
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Capacity
2,400
Current population
227
Occupancy
9%
Year opened
2014
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2014
Region
Texas
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). South Texas Family Residential Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-texas-family-residential-center
"South Texas Family Residential Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-texas-family-residential-center.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {South Texas Family Residential Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/south-texas-family-residential-center},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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