Houston, Texas

Houston Field Office (Houston FO Holdroom)

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Type: Administrative (Immigration detention centre)

Authority: Governmental

Detains: Undocumented migrants

Capacity

Not available

Reported Population

Not available

Inadequate Conditions

Not available

United States

323,591

Immigration detainees

44,270

Detained asylum seekers

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

126 Northpoint Dr Houston, TX 77060 United States Tel: +1 281-985-8400

Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2009
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration field office

2009
National typology

Name Filed office / Hold room

2012
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

Type Governmental

2012

Name Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Type Governmental

2009
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2015
Reported overstays at facility

Reported Overstays Yes

2012

Reported Overstays Yes

2011
Demographics

Name Adult women

2009

Name Adult men

2009

Name Accompanied minors

2009
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 9

2012

Number 4

2011
Average daily population

Number 47

2009

Number 33

2008

Number 22

2007

Number 22

2007
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Armed guards
Estimated average detention period (days)
Gender segregation
Legal segregation
Family segregation
Age segregation
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Capacity reserved for immigration detainees (criminal facility)
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Reported population at a specific time
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Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions
Specially trained personnel
Mistreatment complaints
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions
Family access
Consular access
Reported deaths at this facility
Reports of attempted or successful suicides at this facility

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2009
Facility owner
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD)
Area of authority or operations