September 24, 2014
Fourth center to house undocumented families to be built in Dilley, TX, officials say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that a fourth center to house
families apprehended while crossing the Southwest border into the U.S. will eventually hold
2,400 people in Texas.
ICE will operate the residential facility when it opens in November in Dilley, Texas, about
70 miles southwest of San Antonio. It will house immigrant adults with children caught
entering the country illegally.
The South Texas Family Residential Center will be the fourth such facility, three of
which have opened in recent months following a surge in the number of immigrant families
crossing the Southwest border. It’s meant to expedite their return to their home countries
and deter others from embarking on the journey, according to a statement from ICE. Other centers have opened in Karnes City and Artesia, New Mexico.
There had been one existing facility for immigrant families in Leesport, Pennsylvania.
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