ICE's own fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a point-in-time headcount.
Average of that population convicted or with pending charges
108.7
ICE's classification, reproduced as published. This is an ICE administrative classification. Pending charges are not convictions, and this field is not population-level crime-rate evidence.
Average length of stay
37.7 days
Guaranteed minimum
650
A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.
70CDCR25FR0000094 · Recorded as of August 19, 2026
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Accountability dossier
ICE owns the Batavia, New York detention facility and provides its onsite management, according to DHS OIG report OIG-25-24, which inspected the site unannounced from September 10 to 12, 2024 and found 535 men held there. The inspector general recorded an inappropriate strike during one of eight reviewed use-of-force incidents, late answers to 808 of 4,137 electronic requests, late grievance and appeal responses, a special management unit exercise yard with no equipment, low-custody detainees held with a high-custody detainee, and permanent dentist and physician vacancies that delayed dental and off-site specialty care. Nine of the report's ten recommendations are now closed and one remains open. A separate 2025 award to Akima Infrastructure Protection buys detention and transportation services here; the security and food-services contractor the inspector general found onsite in 2024 was Akima Global Services, a different legal entity.
Complete dossier · Last reviewed August 20, 2026
Published as substantial: the ownership, onsite management and service-provider record, the inspection findings and the current recommendation status are established from the inspector general's report and the oversight recommendation record, and the money record rests on the indexed federal award. The executed contract documents, the security and food-services contract, and the June 2026 inspection report text remain unread.
Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes
01
Public money
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding
DHS OIG report OIG-25-24 states that ICE owns the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. The report prints no acquisition or construction date, so no start date is carried.
What this does not establish
Federal ownership is not a claim that ICE employees perform every service at the facility. Several services were contracted at the time of the inspection.
Onsite managerU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
No effective period printed in the indexed record
OIG-25-24 states that ICE provides onsite management of the facility. The role is established at least as of the September 2024 inspection; the report prints no start date.
What this does not establish
Onsite management does not identify every day-to-day contractor duty, and it does not establish which entity performed any particular task.
OIG-25-24 identifies Akima Global Services as the security and food-services contractor at the facility during the September 2024 inspection. The contract start and end are not established here.
What this does not establish
Providing security and food services does not establish that Akima Global Services owns or operates the facility as a whole. Akima Global Services is a different legal entity from Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC, the recipient of the 2025 detention and transportation award, and the two are never merged.
Named by OIG-25-24 as the medical-services provider at the facility during the September 2024 inspection.
What this does not establish
The inspector general's finding that reviewed medical care generally complied with standards does not establish that every episode of care was adequate.
Money, population, inspections, litigation and harm on one calendar
The facility record beside the money record
Lanes are shown side by side because they share a facility and a calendar, not a cause. Chronological proximity does not establish causation.
Only dated events are plotted. Records carrying an as-of or dataset-cutoff date, such as ICE’s fiscal-year population aggregates, are listed in the table instead, because a data-pull date is not the date something happened.
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Money and award actions
Population and capacity
No record indexed in this lane
Inspections and oversight
Litigation and corrective action
No record indexed in this lane
Observed and attributed harm
No record indexed in this lane
Select or focus a marker to read the underlying record. Every marker below is also listed in the table.
Facility evidence records by date, lane, evidence status and source.
Date
Lane
Record
Status
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
DHS OIG conducted an unannounced inspection September 10–12, 2024The inspector general inspected the facility without notice over three days in September 2024. The report records 535 male detainees held at the start of the inspection.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Reviewed standards generally complied with in six areasThe inspector general reported that the facility generally complied with the reviewed standards for facility conditions, kitchen standards, legal access, medical care, general-population recreation and the voluntary work program.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Use-of-force findings in three of eight reviewed incidentsThe inspector general reviewed eight use-of-force incidents from the preceding six months. In one, an officer delivered an inappropriate strike after the detainee had entered a shower cell. In two others, the inspector general concluded staff should have used calculated rather than immediate force.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
No exercise equipment in the special management unit outdoor spaceThe inspector general found that the special management unit's outdoor recreation space contained no exercise equipment.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Low-custody detainees observed with a high-custody detaineeThe inspector general observed low-custody detainees commingled with a high-custody detainee in a locked visitation holding area.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Orientation video inaudible and wristband practice inconsistentDuring an observed admission screening the inspector general could not hear the orientation video and saw no captions. Staff did not consistently ensure that detainee wristbands were legible and worn.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 10, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Dentist and physician vacancies delayed dental and specialty careThe inspector general reported that reviewed medical care generally complied with standards, but that permanent dentist and physician vacancies caused delays in dental and off-site specialty care. The report records waits of up to five months for dental care and 21 people on the dental waiting list at the time of the review.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Aug 01, 2025
Money and award actions
Period of performance begins — 70CDCR25FR0000094Award start on the federal record.USAspending.gov
Observed / verified
Jun 30, 2026
Money and award actions
Period of performance ends — 70CDCR25FR0000094Follow-on action not verified in this dataset.USAspending.gov
Observed / verified
Aug 19, 2026
Money and award actions
Snapshot read — 70CDCR25FR0000094Outlays of $4,388,498.78 recorded at retrieval.USAspending.gov
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average daily populationICE reports this facility's average daily population for fiscal 2026 in its detention-management workbook. It is a fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a headcount on any given day.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average length of stayICE reports the average number of days people spent in custody at this facility in fiscal 2026.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Contracted guaranteed minimumICE's workbook prints a guaranteed minimum population level for this facility. The workbook prints the number; it does not print the price attached to it.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Aug 31, 2024
Inspections and oversight
808 of 4,137 electronic requests to ICE answered lateBetween May and August 2024 detainees submitted 4,137 electronic requests to ICE. The inspector general found 808 of them, or 20 percent, were not answered within the required three business days. The paper-request log did not contain all required information, which prevented a complete timeliness assessment of paper requests.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Nov 30, 2024
Inspections and oversight
Late grievance, appeal and further-review responsesFacility staff supplied a log of approximately 136 paper grievances filed from January through November 2024. Fourteen of the 136 responses, or 10 percent, were late. The Grievance Appeal Board answered 12 of 29 appeals late, or 41 percent, and facility management answered 7 of 29 further reviews late, or 24 percent.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Aug 20, 2026
Litigation and corrective action
One of ten OIG recommendations remains openThe oversight record shows nine of the ten recommendations issued in OIG-25-24 closed and one open. Recommendation 3, which requires ICE to ensure staff answer all detainee requests within three business days, is the open item.Oversight.gov / DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Aug 20, 2026
Money and award actions
The 2025 Akima Infrastructure Protection order postdates the inspectionThe indexed detention and transportation order to Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC runs from August 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The inspector general's inspection took place in September 2024, and the contractor it names for security and food services is Akima Global Services.USAspending.govDHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
D
Inspections, findings and litigation
An ICE compliance rating records the agency's own determination against its detention standards on the inspection dates. It does not establish that no harm or deficiency occurred.
As of August 31, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
808 of 4,137 electronic requests to ICE answered late
Between May and August 2024 detainees submitted 4,137 electronic requests to ICE. The inspector general found 808 of them, or 20 percent, were not answered within the required three business days. The paper-request log did not contain all required information, which prevented a complete timeliness assessment of paper requests.
Locator
OIG-25-24, staff-detainee communication
Amount as printed
$808.00 · late responses out of 4,137 electronic requests
Linked to this facility by
The request logs reviewed are this facility's records.
What this does not establish
A late answer does not establish what was requested or what happened to the person who asked. The incomplete paper log means the true number of late paper requests is unknown, not zero.
As of November 30, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Late grievance, appeal and further-review responses
Facility staff supplied a log of approximately 136 paper grievances filed from January through November 2024. Fourteen of the 136 responses, or 10 percent, were late. The Grievance Appeal Board answered 12 of 29 appeals late, or 41 percent, and facility management answered 7 of 29 further reviews late, or 24 percent.
Locator
OIG-25-24, grievances
Amount as printed
$136.00 · paper grievances in the supplied log
Linked to this facility by
The grievance log reviewed is this facility's record.
What this does not establish
The paper-grievance count is not a deduplicated total of all grievances, and it is never added to the separate electronic grievance count as though the two described one set of incidents. A filed grievance is an allegation unless a source records that it was substantiated.
As of August 20, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
One of ten OIG recommendations remains open
The oversight record shows nine of the ten recommendations issued in OIG-25-24 closed and one open. Recommendation 3, which requires ICE to ensure staff answer all detainee requests within three business days, is the open item.
Locator
OIG-25-24 open recommendations
Linked to this facility by
The recommendations were issued to ICE about this facility.
What this does not establish
A closed recommendation means the oversight record marks the recommendation closed. It does not establish that every underlying condition was corrected or cannot recur, and an open recommendation does not measure current severity.
September 10, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
DHS OIG conducted an unannounced inspection September 10–12, 2024
The inspector general inspected the facility without notice over three days in September 2024. The report records 535 male detainees held at the start of the inspection.
Locator
OIG-25-24, Highlights and Background, pp. 1–2
Amount as printed
$535.00 · men held at the start of the inspection
Linked to this facility by
The report names the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York, the same site ICE prints at 4250 Federal Drive in its workbook.
What this does not establish
The inspection is a bounded review of selected standards and records. It is not a complete audit of every event or service at Buffalo, and the 535 figure is an inspection-day count, not the fiscal-year average daily population.
September 10, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Reviewed standards generally complied with in six areas
The inspector general reported that the facility generally complied with the reviewed standards for facility conditions, kitchen standards, legal access, medical care, general-population recreation and the voluntary work program.
Locator
OIG-25-24, Results of Inspection
Linked to this facility by
The finding is made about this facility in the report that inspected it.
What this does not establish
“Generally complied” is a finding about the sampled standards and records. It is not a claim that no person experienced a problem in these areas and it is not a facility-wide safety grade.
September 10, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Use-of-force findings in three of eight reviewed incidents
The inspector general reviewed eight use-of-force incidents from the preceding six months. In one, an officer delivered an inappropriate strike after the detainee had entered a shower cell. In two others, the inspector general concluded staff should have used calculated rather than immediate force.
Locator
OIG-25-24, use of force
Linked to this facility by
The incidents reviewed occurred at this facility.
What this does not establish
These are administrative oversight findings. Nothing here establishes that any conduct was criminal, adjudicated, or resulted in injury, and eight reviewed incidents are a sample, not a complete count.
September 10, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Orientation video inaudible and wristband practice inconsistent
During an observed admission screening the inspector general could not hear the orientation video and saw no captions. Staff did not consistently ensure that detainee wristbands were legible and worn.
Locator
OIG-25-24, admission and release
Linked to this facility by
The observations were made at this facility during the inspection.
What this does not establish
These are observations of an admission process during the inspection. They do not establish that any individual was denied information or misidentified.
September 10, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Dentist and physician vacancies delayed dental and specialty care
The inspector general reported that reviewed medical care generally complied with standards, but that permanent dentist and physician vacancies caused delays in dental and off-site specialty care. The report records waits of up to five months for dental care and 21 people on the dental waiting list at the time of the review.
Locator
OIG-25-24, medical care
Amount as printed
$21.00 · people on the dental waiting list at the time of review
Linked to this facility by
The staffing and waiting-list figures are this facility's records.
What this does not establish
Nothing here establishes that any person was injured by a delay, and generally compliant sampled records do not establish that every person received compliant care.
ICE owns the Batavia facility and provided onsite management at the September 10–12, 2024 inspection, according to DHS OIG report OIG-25-24.
Akima Global Services was the security and food-services contractor at the time of that inspection; East Company and Chenega provided janitorial services, Jesuit Refugee Service USA provided religious services, and the ICE Health Service Corps provided medical services.
The report records 535 men held at the start of the inspection.
The inspector general found noncompliance involving use of force, staff-detainee communication, grievances, special management unit recreation, classification, admission practices and medical staffing vacancies.
One of the report's ten recommendations remains open as of August 20, 2026.
ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook reports an average daily population of 698.4, an average length of stay of 37.7 days and a guaranteed minimum of 650 as of the workbook pull.
A separate 2025–2026 award to Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC covers detention and transportation services at the facility.
What this does not establish
Nothing here establishes that Akima Infrastructure Protection operates the facility.
Akima Global Services and Akima Infrastructure Protection are separate legal entities and are never treated as interchangeable.
Nothing establishes that the 2025 award funded the contractor arrangement the inspector general observed in 2024.
The workbook's Pass rating does not establish that the inspector general's findings were corrected.
Generally compliant sampled medical records do not establish that every person at the facility received compliant care.
No individual harm, death or causal link between any award and any condition is established here.
The guaranteed minimum is a procurement term, not a capacity figure, and no claim is made about what ICE pays when the population sits below it.
Reviewed name matches
Buffalo Service Processing Center — Name ICE prints for the 4250 Federal Drive, Batavia, New York facility in its fiscal 2026 detention-statistics workbook.
Batavia Service Processing Center — Historical name for the same Batavia site. Carried only where the source also establishes the Batavia federal-drive facility; never used to pull in a Buffalo-area county jail or holding room.
G
Open research questions
These are the gaps the reviewed record set names. A question listed here is unanswered, not answered in the facility's favour, and this list does not claim to cover everything unknown about the facility.
Executed task-order and modification text not obtained
Searched — nothing released
This project has not obtained the executed Akima Infrastructure Protection task order or its modification documents, so the scope, staffing requirements and pricing behind the indexed amounts are not read here. Locator: PIID 70CDCR25FR0000094.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
The absence of the document does not establish anything about its contents.
Akima Global Services contract and current term not established
Searched — nothing released
No contract, award record or agency document establishing the Akima Global Services security and food-services contract, its value or its current term has been read. Whether the contractor mix changed after September 2024 is unresolved.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
Nothing here establishes who currently provides security or food services at the facility.
Exact legal identities of the janitorial providers not established
Searched — nothing released
The inspector general names “East Company” and “Chenega” without a legal-entity identifier, contract number or division of work. No further primary record has been read. Locator: OIG-25-24, Background.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
No corporate family, parent entity or affiliate is inferred from either name.
ICE's workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection ending June 25, 2026 with a Pass rating, but the underlying report has not been obtained, so the standards reviewed and any findings are unread. Locator: ICE fiscal 2026 workbook inspection fields.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
A Pass rating in the workbook does not establish that the inspector general's 2024 findings were absent, corrected, or within the scope of that later inspection.
No civil rights memorandum found in the published DHS collection
Searched — nothing released
On the search date, the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties published collection contained no investigation or recommendation memorandum naming this facility. This is a search result, not an event, so it is not plotted on the timeline and not counted as legal evidence. Locator: CRCL recommendation and investigation memoranda collection.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
Absence from the published collection does not establish that no complaint was filed, investigated, or substantiated. CRCL does not publish every memorandum.