Detention Mapping Project
FFI’s Detention Mapping Project sheds light on the scope and growth of the more than 200 detention sites where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates, helping communities find resources and understand the impact of detention on their neighborhoods, cities, states, and the country as a whole. By centralizing critical information and resources, this project strives to provide vital abolitionist infrastructure and is designed to support families and community members directly impacted by immigration detention, as well as movement organizers fighting to end detention.
Here, you will find two different maps. The first one offers a comprehensive look at the history of immigration detention, funding sources, and vetted resources based on location. The second map provides real-time statistics.
national immigration detention map
How to use the map
Designed to support survival, connection, and resistance to detention and deportation, the map is for:
Families, friends, and community members looking for practical resources to support their loved ones in detention;
Advocates, journalists, and researchers investigating detention and who profits from it;
Movement partners building collective power to challenge and dismantle the detention and deportation system.
Explore the interactive map to find detention centers, connect to resources, and learn more about the systems of confinement. Individuals using the map to look for loved ones may also consult our Lost In Detention toolkit.
What you can find with this map
The map is divided into 5 categories:
Immigration Detention Directory: A directory of ICE field offices and immigration detention centers, complete with basic information about each facility, as well as their visitation and phone policies, contract info, and history
Resources: A list of resources that can be broken down and filtered by type of resource
Organizing & Resistance: Companies and entities that profit from immigration detention
Storytelling: Media stories linked to each detention center
Detention by the Numbers: Documenting the growth of immigration detention over time, as well as deaths in detention and statistics about bond
You can check and uncheck subcategories to overlay them on the map. If you click on a marker on the map, a window will pop up and display the corresponding information. You can also use the search engine next to the zoom function to identify specific information.
Note: For best results the following are recommended:
Screen resolution of at least 1280x720 is recommended. (A mobile phone screen is too small)
Either the Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome web browser (Both are free downloads)
Report an Update: If you see missing details, incorrect information, or additional resources that would help others, you can submit updates to this form. Your insight helps keep this tool alive, accurate, and useful.
Purpose of the National Immigration Detention Map
Immigration detention is a system of racialized state violence that cages people, tears apart families, and isolates loved ones from community and support. The U.S. operates the largest detention system in the world, and this network of jails and detention centers largely operates in secrecy.
The map helps us challenge immigration detention and build a world in which all people can live freely and in dignity. Detention operates through speed, confusion, and isolation. The map’s role is to interrupt that violence by making information, resources, and organizing pathways visible and accessible.
real-time statistics map
Freedom for Immigrants is partnering with Dr. A.J. Kim, Associate Professor of City Planning in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University, to merge Dr. Kim’s Detention Tracker with FFI’s map. As part of their Unauthorized Cities project, Dr. Kim’s detention map aligns with the purpose of providing up-to-date and easily accessible information about detention centers and complements the existing features of the National Immigration Detention Map.
Over the next few months, FFI and Dr. Kim will work to merge the maps in order to provide a more robust overview of the detention system, particularly with regard to tracking the total number of people detained at each detention site. This collaboration is supported with funding by the Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and the 1 in 4 Research-Movement Network.
What you can find with this map
Name of detention center
Address
Phone numbers for all active facilities, updated monthly, nationwide
Type of Detention Center (BOP -Federal Bureau of Prisons, DIGSA - Typically Privately operated under State/Fed Contracts, GSA - Pub or Private, often pre-trial, SPS-Govt Owned Service Processing Center, USMS-US Marshalls)
Total persons held at each site, updated monthly
Average length of stay (in number of days)
Reported gender of people in detention (DHS allows only “M” or “F” self-reports, a recent policy change)
Percentage of people without without prior criminal conviction
A clickable layer (green) for confirmed ICE purchases of warehouses, with addresses, and # of planned beds. In total, the 7 warehouses to be converted into “Mega” Detention Centers are planning to hold upwards of 30,000 people - nearly doubling the current capacity.
February data notes
Between the end of September and February 12, 2025, the total detained population increased from 47,590 to more than 67,000. This map file is a rolling count of all permanent detention centers operating since January 2025. There are about 265 total facilities being updated with total detention stats, average length of stay, reported gender, and non-criminal status.
February’s data update reflects an increase of about 1,500 more people in detention since January 2026. The top three detention centers with the most number of people are: El Paso Camp East in Texas with 3,000 people detained, Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi with 2,200 people detained, and the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia with 2,000 people detained.
Additional resources
This interactive map is a freely-run resource and intended to increase the transparency of available data for community use. Map and layer data courtesy of ajkim. See more on historic detention trends at the Vera Institute. For deeper dives into the datasets, please refer to the Deportation Data Project and the Interval ADP Update. To add anonymously to crowdsourced data on reported raids, click here: People over Papers.
Acknowledgements
The Real-Time Statistics map is made possible by an all volunteer team of activists, advocates, and researchers helping to keep this map updated on a monthly basis. Shoutout to: Rosaria Bridges, Hari Chipiri, Dan LaSusa, Gabby Low, Sarah Riley, Emma Brice (AOR shapefile), Sean Malinis, and many others.