Texas prison becomes ICE Detention Center
I.C.E. News Releases
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL
12/03/2019
ICE Dallas office opening its newest detention facility in West Texas
ANSON, Texas — The field office director (FOD) for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) for Dallas, Texas, is announcing a new ICE detention facility that’s officially opening during the week of Dec. 9.
FOD Marc J. Moore explained that the new ICE facility was actually built in 2010 by the state of Texas to house inmates for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. However, the facility has never been used.
“This Bluebonnet Detention Center acts as a win-win for the state and federal governments†said Moore. ICE needed additional high-quality bed space to accommodate the huge influx of Central Americans who arrived at the U.S. Southern border this year. And Jones County, Texas, now has its nine-year building investment finally put to good use.†Moore oversees ERO operations in 128 counties in North Texas and the state of Oklahoma.
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