Where are people detained in the United States?

Freedom for Immigrants maintains the most up-to-date map of the U.S. immigration detention system. The map keeps track of the more than 200 immigrant prisons and jails in the U.S. as well as the programs in our visitation network.

Go to our Interactive Detention Map to learn more.

Which states detain the most immigrants?

According to federal government data from April 2019, Texas (14,481), Louisiana (4,415), Arizona (4,405), California (4,353), and Georgia (3,719), are the top five states with the largest number of people in U.S. immigration detention per day.

How many people are detained in private immigrant prisons?

According to federal government data, over 70 percent of people are held in privately-run immigrant prisons.