ICE to reopen detention center for families in Texas
One of the largest detention centers for migrant families that was closed during the Biden administration is reopening, according to a private prison contractor.
CoreCivic, one of the nation’s largest private companies, says it reached an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reopen the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
According to the company, the Dilley facility was built for ICE in 2014 to provide “an appropriate setting for a family population.”
The facility, which can hold up to 2,400 individuals, was closed after funding for the contract with ICE was terminated in 2024. The new contract announced on Wednesday expires in 2030.

“With this award and the additional capacity provided to ICE through four contract modifications we announced last week, we are grateful for the trust our government partner has placed in us,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said in a statement. “We are entering a period when our government partners -- particularly our federal government partners -- are expected to have increased demand. We anticipate continued robust contracting activity throughout 2025 that will help meet their growing needs."
The revenue from the new contract is expected to be approximately $180 million, the company said in a statement.
The announcement comes weeks after CoreCivic’s earnings call where executives said they anticipate the Trump administration's new immigration policies will lead to "the most significant growth" in the company's history over the next several years.
Executives on the call said they offered 28,000 beds to ICE, including the South Texas Family Residential Center.
"I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods of my career,” Hininger said on the call.
-ABC News’ Laura Romero







