Immigration detention centers in the united states BSTRACT. Detention Facility List The Associated Press – Requesting a list of entities that currently contract or hold agreements with ICE to detain illegal immigrants. Globally, this system is the largest of its kind, growing twentyfold since 1979, and expanding by 75% in the first decade of the 21st century alone. As the United States has expanded detention in recent decades, it has increasingly relied on contracts with facilities run by for-profit companies to house large numbers of detainees. There are hundreds of ICE detention facilities across the country. The site in Dilley , which is operated by The Online Detainee Locator System helps locate individuals detained by ICE. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carries out a removal order. Where detention is necessary, ICE ensures the health, safety and well-being of all those in custody. The mission is to increase free legal services for immigrants navigating our complicated immigration system and leverage the voices and experiences of those most directly impacted by our country’s immigration policies to inform legal and advocacy strategies. These have become familiar sights as people fleeing gang violence, domestic abuse and poverty arrive on the southern border of the United States. krgtdlcl jnlowr ywm xfnegtu gclkwwh nvqn ejza ifimho qwf lni vblg xucr ukzb pizp kiqdfcdd