East Hidalgo Detention Center

Federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention La Villa, TX 10 beds Operated by GEOGroup Source: Vera Institute of Justice ICE Detention Trends Dashboard (Feb 2026 active snapshot)

East Hidalgo Detention Center is a federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention in La Villa, Texas. Federal facilities — operated by the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Defense, or Mariana Office of Corrections — are sometimes used to hold ICE detainees alongside federal pretrial and sentenced populations.

Documented capacity: 10 beds. Operated by GEOGroup. Average daily population in February 2026: 3.6.

TRAC Report 762 documented this facility operating 139 detainees above its contractual capacity at peak in fiscal year 2025.