Bluebonnet Detention Center
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  Location in Texas | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Dedicated Migrant Detention Center |
| Population | 1044[1] (FY 2026 (YTD)) |
| Opened | FY 2020[2] |
The Bluebonnet Detention Center is a prison in Anson, Texas, operated by the Management and Training Corporation (MTC) under contract for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[3]
The 1100-bed 122,000 square feet (11,300 m2) facility was built in 2010 (as the Texas Midwest/Jones County Detention Center) to house Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisoners. Immediately after the prison was constructed, the state rescinded the contract, leaving $35 million in bonds unresolved. GEO Group was in discussions to buy the facility in 2017 to house ICE prisoners, but the deal fell through.[4][5][6]
A five-year contract for $145 million was signed in 2019 to house ICE detainees by MTC. The contract pays $106 per day per detainee.[5][7][8]
Detained population
| Fiscal year | ADP |
|---|---|
| FY 2020 | |
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See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2026-02-02). "ICE Detention Statistics FY 2026". U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- ↑ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2020-09-30). "ICE Detention Statistics FY 2020". U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- ↑ Luc Cohen (24 April 2025). "Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge's order". Reuters. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas
- ↑ Timothy Chipp (28 August 2019). "Jones County finally has a use for Anson prison as ICE agrees to house men". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
Originally, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was going to use the facility, but the 1,100-bed prison was scrapped from the state's plans just days after construction started.
- 1 2 Heather Claborn (2 September 2019). "A Long-Empty Prison Will Soon House Detained Immigrants". Texas Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ Brian Bethel (23 May 2017). "Possible sale of jail facility in Jones County still ongoing". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
Jones County had planned to house prisoners for the Texas Department of Corrections, but 10 days after the jail facility was built, the state told the county it wasn't going to need the beds.
- ↑ Ronald W. Erdrich (24 April 2025). "Obscure ICE facility near Abilene at center of national deportation controversy". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ Heather Claborn (2 September 2019). "Empty For A Decade, Bluebonnet Will Detain Immigrants For ICE". KACU 89.5 | Abilene Public Radio in West Texas. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2020-09-30). "ICE Detention Statistics FY 2020". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additional fiscal year data: FY21, FY22, FY23, FY24, FY25, FY26.