East Hidalgo Detention Center Overview
East Hidalgo Detention Center is listed by ICE as a detention facility at 1300 Highway 107, La Villa, TX 78562. The research identifies it as an ICE detention facility or contract detention operation holding people in civil immigration custody and related federal immigration detention. It should not be described as the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Facility, a Sheriff's jail, or a TDCJ state prison.
That distinction is critical for search accuracy. Hidalgo County Jail Records cover local jail bookings and bond records. TDCJ search covers sentenced Texas state custody and state unit assignments. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainee location. BOP covers federal prison custody, generally after federal conviction or BOP designation. East Hidalgo belongs in the ICE lane, and the official ICE facility page should be used for current facility-specific rules.
The official facility source is the ICE East Hidalgo Detention Center page.
The ICE page is the best source for current facility rules because immigration detention procedures can differ from county jail and state prison practices.
East Hidalgo Detention Center Capacity and Population
No official ICE bed count was verified from readable source text in the research pass. For that reason, this page does not publish a capacity number for East Hidalgo Detention Center. If a precise count is needed, it should be verified from ICE, an official inspection report, or a current contract document rather than a commercial detention listing.
Because East Hidalgo is not a county jail, TCJS county jail population figures for Hidalgo County do not state its population. Because it is not TDCJ, Lopez and Segovia unit capacities do not apply either. The public record question is not "Which county roster has the detainee?" but "Does ICE ODLS or an ICE/ERO contact channel show the person's immigration custody location?"
How to Look Up a Detainee at East Hidalgo Detention Center
Use ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration custody lookup. ICE ODLS works differently from a county jail roster. It can search by A-Number and country of birth, or by biographical information. It is not a county-style booking-photo database and does not replace criminal court, county jail, TDCJ, or BOP searches.
- Open ICE ODLS and choose the search route that matches the information available.
- Use A-Number and country of birth when the A-Number is known.
- If no A-Number is known, search by biographical information and enter names carefully.
- Confirm whether the result identifies East Hidalgo Detention Center or another ICE location.
If the person was just arrested locally, search Hidalgo County Jail Records first. If the person has a Texas state sentence, use TDCJ. If the person is in federal prison custody, use BOP. If the person may be a federal pretrial detainee in U.S. Marshals custody, BOP may not show the person, and attorney, court, or official federal channels may be needed.
ICE lookup also depends on accurate identity details. An A-Number with country of birth is usually the cleanest route when available. A biographical search can fail if names are misspelled, reversed, abbreviated, or entered differently than the immigration record. If ODLS does not return East Hidalgo, confirm whether the person was released, transferred to another ICE facility, still in county custody, in state custody, or outside searchable ICE detention records.
East Hidalgo Detention Center Address and Contact
The official research verified the address from ICE facility materials. A direct local phone number was not verified except through the ICE facility page and ICE ERO contact channels, so phone details should be checked with ICE's current facility page before calling. Immigration detention questions can involve facility staff, ERO, immigration court, counsel, consular access, or family contact processes.
East Hidalgo Detention Center
1300 Highway 107
La Villa, TX 78562
Verify through ICE facility page / ERO channels
ICE detention facility; civil immigration custody.
Visiting Someone at East Hidalgo Detention Center
Use the ICE facility page for current East Hidalgo visitation rules. Immigration detention visiting rules are not the same as Hidalgo County jail visiting rules and do not follow the county jail's Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Foxtrot, Gulf, Hotel, protective-custody, or infirmary schedule. They also do not follow TDCJ prison visitation approval for Lopez or Segovia.
Before traveling to La Villa, confirm current visitation hours, identification requirements, dress rules, legal visit rules, and any appointment or screening steps through ICE. Immigration cases may also involve attorney visits, legal calls, consular issues, bond in immigration proceedings, and ERO communication. Those issues are separate from county criminal bond or TDCJ parole status.
| Item | East Hidalgo Detail | Source System |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation | Use current ICE facility page instructions. | ICE |
| County Jail Schedule | Does not apply to East Hidalgo. | Hidalgo County jail only |
| TDCJ Rules | Do not control ICE civil immigration detention. | TDCJ applies to state units |
Mail, Phone, and Money at East Hidalgo Detention Center
Use ICE facility instructions for detainee mail, legal mail, phone access, and any account procedures. The research file specifically directs East Hidalgo pages to use ICE facility rules and ICE detainee mail format rather than county jail or TDCJ procedures. Because this research pass did not verify a full public mail format or fee schedule from readable ICE text, details should be confirmed directly from the current ICE facility page before mailing or sending funds.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use ICE facility page rules and ICE detainee mail format; verify before mailing. |
| Phone / Legal Calls | Use ICE facility and ERO channels for current instructions. |
| Money / Property | Confirm directly with ICE facility rules; no verified fee table was provided. |
Immigration Custody at East Hidalgo Detention Center
East Hidalgo detention is civil immigration custody, not ordinary county jail booking. A person may come into ICE custody after a local case, through federal immigration enforcement, after transfer from another facility, or through another immigration process. The public lookup problem is therefore different from checking a county booking number or a local bond status. ICE ODLS asks for immigration identifiers or biographical details and points to detainee location when a searchable record is available.
A county jail detainer can be part of a person's path into immigration custody, but the county jail record and the ICE detention record are still separate systems. A person can leave county custody and later appear in ICE ODLS. If the person is not found, confirm spelling, date information, country of birth, A-Number, and whether the person might instead be in local jail, TDCJ, BOP, or U.S. Marshals custody.
Immigration detention status also should not be read as a county criminal case result. A detainee may have immigration proceedings, custody review, removal proceedings, federal issues, or separate criminal case history. ICE ODLS is a location tool, not a complete court docket and not a criminal bond ledger. For criminal case filings after a Hidalgo County arrest, use the Hidalgo County criminal case records search. For immigration custody location, use ICE ODLS and current ICE facility contacts.
About East Hidalgo Detention Center
East Hidalgo Detention Center is part of the detention landscape serving Hidalgo County, but it should be kept separate from county jail records and state prison records. It is tied to ICE detention and related immigration custody, not to Hidalgo County's pretrial jail population and not to TDCJ state custody. Federal and immigration locator systems also do not publish county-style mugshot galleries, so the facility page should focus on lawful detainee location channels rather than booking-photo access.
Immigration detention questions can become complicated because custody, immigration court, criminal court, counsel, ERO, consular contact, and family notification may overlap. The most reliable starting points from the research are ICE ODLS for detainee location and the official ICE East Hidalgo facility page for facility rules. For a separate local criminal case, use Hidalgo County Records Inquiry. For a Texas state sentence, use TDCJ. For federal prison custody, use the BOP locator.
Note: Confirm ICE custody, facility rules, and visitation instructions with ICE before traveling to La Villa.