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Midwest Regional ICE is an immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, KS. Detainees are held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while their immigration cases are processed, including hearings, deportation proceedings, or asylum claims. To locate a detainee, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov with the detainee's A-Number or full name and country of birth.
To find an ICE inmate, please use the Detainee Locator System with the A-Number search being the most efficient method. The A-number must be exactly nine digits; if shorter, zeros should be added at the beginning. When searching by name, the first and last names must be entered as an exact match, and the detainee's correct country of birth must be selected. Please note that records of individuals under 18 cannot be searched.
Detainees at this facility are assigned to housing based on their custody level, determined by various factors including sentence length and criminal history. The detention center provides a wide range of educational and vocational training programs. Additionally, the facility is equipped to meet most detainee needs, including dietary, health, fitness, education, religious practices, and entertainment. As a privately operated facility, it undergoes frequent inspections to ensure it remains in top condition, maintaining a clean record to secure ongoing government contracts.
The Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, is a large-scale immigration detention facility that houses ICE detainees under contract with the Department of Homeland Security. The facility is operated by the private corrections company CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America, and reopened in 2026 after several years sitting vacant following the expiration of prior federal detention contracts. Unlike a county jail operated by a sheriff, the facility functions under private management with federal oversight tied directly to ICE detention operations. The detention center was previously known as the Leavenworth Detention Center, a name still commonly used by local residents and longtime federal court officials familiar with the site’s earlier role housing federal pretrial detainees.
ICE Detainee Information
This facility holds immigration detainees under an active contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in addition to its regular population. ICE detainees are civil immigration detainees, not criminal defendants, and are held while their immigration cases are processed. The rules, rights, and services that apply to ICE detainees differ from those that apply to the general jail population.
To locate an ICE detainee at this facility, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov. You will need the detainee's A-Number, a nine-digit Alien Registration Number that appears on any immigration document they have received. If the A-Number has fewer than nine digits, add zeros at the beginning. If you do not have the A-Number, you can search using the detainee's full legal name, country of birth, and date of birth. Names must be an exact match; try variations if the first search returns no results.
Immigration bond works differently from criminal bail. Not all detainees are eligible for bond; those with certain criminal convictions or prior deportation orders may be subject to mandatory detention. For those who are eligible, bond is set by an immigration judge and typically ranges from $1,500 to over $10,000. Bond must be paid in full before release. An immigration attorney can request a bond hearing and argue for a lower amount based on the detainee's circumstances.
Unlike criminal defendants, ICE detainees do not have the right to a government-appointed attorney. They must hire a private immigration attorney or find free legal help through a nonprofit organization. RAICES provides legal services and bond assistance at raicestexas.org. The National Immigrant Justice Center offers free legal representation at immigrantjustice.org. Many immigration courts also maintain a list of free and low-cost legal service providers available to detainees upon request.
ICE transfers detainees between facilities frequently and with little advance notice, sometimes to locations far from family and legal counsel. If you cannot locate your family member through this page, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator again at locator.ice.gov with their A-Number. If they have an attorney, notify the attorney immediately as transfers affect court appearances and case timelines.
The detention center maintains a capacity of approximately 1,033 detainees, making it one of the largest ICE detention facilities operating in the Midwest. CoreCivic received federal approval to reactivate the complex after securing a major ICE detention agreement during the nationwide expansion of immigration detention operations beginning in late 2025. The reopening drew intense political debate throughout Leavenworth, a historic prison town already home to several correctional institutions, including the famous United States Penitentiary Leavenworth and the federal military prison at Fort Leavenworth. ICE detainees housed at the Midwest Regional Reception Center are generally awaiting immigration hearings, deportation proceedings, asylum determinations, or transfers to other federal detention facilities throughout the country.
One of the most distinctive characteristics of the facility is its location in Leavenworth, a city often referred to as one of America’s true “prison capitals” because of its unusually high concentration of correctional institutions. The detention center itself was originally constructed as a privately operated federal detention facility housing U.S. Marshals Service detainees and federal inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. After the federal government allowed that contract to expire in 2021, the facility remained dormant for several years before CoreCivic successfully repositioned the complex as an ICE immigration detention center. The reopening effort sparked months of protests, heated city commission meetings, lawsuits, and public demonstrations involving immigration advocates, religious groups, former prison employees, and local residents opposed to expanding immigration detention operations in the community.
Operationally, the Midwest Regional Reception Center functions as a heavily secured federal detention environment designed specifically for large-scale detainee intake and transportation operations. Staff members coordinate immigration processing, classification, attorney visitation, medical services, commissary operations, detainee transportation, and federal compliance standards tied to ICE detention requirements. The facility also established a local oversight structure known as the CoreCivic Community Relations Advisory Board, created as part of Leavenworth’s special use permit agreement after public concern intensified surrounding detainee treatment and facility accountability. The board includes city officials, community leaders, clergy members, and facility representatives tasked with reviewing operational compliance and community concerns tied to detention activities.
The Midwest Regional Reception Center has rapidly become one of the most closely watched immigration detention facilities in the central United States due to both its size and the political controversy surrounding its reopening. Civil rights organizations, immigration attorneys, and advocacy groups have repeatedly criticized the use of privately operated detention centers for immigration enforcement, while supporters argue the facility provides jobs and economic support for the Leavenworth area. Today, the detention center stands as a major component of DHS immigration detention infrastructure in the Midwest, reflecting the federal government’s continuing expansion of detention capacity through partnerships with private prison operators like CoreCivic.
