Harris and Dallas County jails together accounted for 34% of the inmates with immigration detainers housed in Texas County jails for the month of April 2019, reported the Texas Commission On Jail Standards.
In its
report dated May 16, 2019 5,742 inmates with immigration detainers were housed for a total count of 113,917 inmate days in Texas County jails for the month.
Topping the list of county jails housing the most inmates with immigration detainers were Harris, Dallas and Hidalgo counties with 1095, 862 and 569 inmates respectively.
As noted in the report, Texas Senate Bill 1698 authored by former State Senator Tommy Williams became law following the 82nd regular session. SB 1698 mandated the reporting of the total number of inmates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers housed in jails under the Commission’s purview as part of the monthly population report.
The complete list of Texas county jails, number of inmates with ICE detainers and number of inmate days can be found
here.
