Calexico, CA

Imperial Regional Detention Facility

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Management: Management and Training Corporation (MTC) (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
640
654

30 September 2017

Yes

29 September 2025

United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Imperial Regional Detention Facility
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Calexico, CA, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.690782, -115.397033

Contact Information
1572 Gateway Road
Calexico, CA, 92231
Tel: + 1 (760) 618-7200

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Contract Detention Facility
2023
Contract Detention Facility (CDF)
2022
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
Management and Training Corporation (MTC)
Private For-Profit
2023
Management and Training Corporation (MTC)
Private For-Profit
2019
Management and Training Corporation (MTC)
Private For-Profit
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Internal or Public Security
2017
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Management and Training Corporation (MTC)
Management
2023
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
The City of Holtville, CA
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
San Diego Field Office
2023
San Diego Field Office
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2014

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2023

Adult men

2023

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 640

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 704

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 495

2022

Number 663

2017

Number 641

2017

Number 690

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
654
30 September 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 50

2022

Number of Days 62

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2022

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2017
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

No

2017

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Huabing Xie (China)
29 September 2025

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS