Harlingen, Texas

International Education Services Welcome Shelter

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2009

Type: Shelter (Ad Hoc)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: International Education Services, Inc. (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Undocumented migrants

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

Capacity

80

United States

323,591

Immigration detainees (2017)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2009

Status In use

2008
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Ad Hoc

Type Shelter

2008
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OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name International Education Services, Inc.

Type Private For-Profit

2008
Security Regime

Security Level Semi-secure

2008
Demographics

Name Unaccompanied minors

2008
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008
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Type Standard capacity

Capacity 80

2008
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2008
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