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
456.7
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
43.4 days
Guaranteed minimum
1,350
A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.
No award record in this dataset names this facility. ICE and its contractors may hold awards covering it that this project has not yet indexed.
A
Accountability dossier
Pearsall is the fourth-largest site in ICE's fiscal 2026 detention workbook, with an average daily population of 1,703.4 against a guaranteed minimum of 1,350. DHS OIG inspected it remotely in late 2021 and reported grievance and segregation-file failures, inconsistent pandemic precautions, thousands of late responses to detainee requests, and a finding that ICE paid roughly $18 million for unused bed space over one year under a guaranteed-minimum contract while the population was diminished. Two of that report's five recommendations remain open. This facility is not the Dilley Immigration Processing Center and not the South Texas Family Residential Center; no record from those sites appears here.
Complete dossier · Last reviewed August 20, 2026
Published as substantial on the strength of the inspector general's report, the current recommendation record, the company's filed facility table and ICE's own workbook. No federal award record specific to this facility is indexed, so the money lane carries the 2021 unused-bed-space finding and the filed contract structure only.
Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes
01
Public money
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding
02
Award
Not established in sources currently indexed
03
Contractor / operator
The GEO Group, Inc. — operator
04
Facility
South Texas ICE Processing Center
05
Findings
8 published inspection, litigation, and harm records
public money → award · Not established
No federal award record currently indexed in this dataset names this facility.
What this does not establish
The award record does not establish how much has been paid out, nor that the appropriation was passed for this facility specifically.
Harm records indexed here (observed / attributed)
0 / 0
Observed means an official record documents it. Attributed means a named source reached the finding. The two are never summed.
Inspection and oversight records
6
Legal instrument, litigation and complaint records
2
These are counts of records indexed by this project, not counts of everything that happened. They are never summed into a score.
B
Who is involved, and on what basis
Federal agencyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
No effective period printed in the indexed record
ICE lists the facility in its own detention-management workbook and awards the orders indexed here.
What this does not establish
Agency custody does not establish who owns or operates the physical facility.
DHS OIG report OIG-22-40 states that the facility was owned and operated by The GEO Group at the September–October 2021 inspection. GEO's own facility page and its filed annual-report facility table list the Pearsall site as company-owned and managed with ICE as customer.
What this does not establish
No start date for the role is established, and no current contract term, obligation or amount is established by any of these sources.
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.
202020212022
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
Aug 01, 2020
Money and award actions
Filed contract structure: August 2020 base year with nine option yearsGEO's filed annual-report facility table lists the Pearsall facility at 1,904 beds with ICE as customer and describes a contract that commenced in August 2020 with a one-year base period followed by nine one-year option periods.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / The GEO Group, Inc.
Observed / verified
Sep 01, 2021
Inspections and oversight
DHS OIG remote inspection, September–October 2021The inspector general conducted a remote inspection of the facility in September and October 2021. The report records a maximum capacity of 1,890, 835 detainees at the start of the inspection and a fiscal 2021 average daily population of 821.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 01, 2021
Inspections and oversight
Compliance found in legal access, work program, classification and reviewed medical careThe inspector general reported compliance with reviewed standards for legal access, the voluntary work program and classification, and found that the 15 medical records reviewed complied with standards for medical care.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 01, 2021
Inspections and oversight
Grievance handling: 6 of 48 answered late, log missing outcomesOf 48 grievances reviewed, 6 were answered late and the facility's log did not record adjudication outcomes. Thirteen of the 48 grievances complained of staff mistreatment, and the report records that some of those incidents were substantiated by the facility.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 01, 2021
Inspections and oversight
Segregation file deficiencies in the reviewed sampleThe inspector general found required documentation missing or deficient in 6 of 15 segregation files reviewed for one requirement and in 12 of 15 files for another.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Sep 01, 2021
Inspections and oversight
3,316 of 5,804 requests to ICE answered lateThe inspector general found the facility answered 183 of 1,393 detainee requests late, and that ICE answered 3,316 of 5,804 requests late, or 57 percent.DHS Office of Inspector General
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 Nov 30, 2021
Inspections and oversight
Inconsistent pandemic precautions; 1,128 confirmed detainee COVID-19 casesThe inspector general found masking and physical-distancing requirements inconsistently enforced. The facility recorded 1,128 confirmed detainee COVID-19 cases between February 2020 and November 2021, and reported 2,553 detainees vaccinated as of October 31, 2021.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Oct 31, 2021
Money and award actions
Inspector general found roughly $18 million paid for unused bed space over one yearThe inspector general reported that a diminished population, combined with a guaranteed-minimum contract structure, led ICE to pay approximately $18 million for unused bed space at this facility over a one-year period. The figure is the inspector general's finding for that bounded period.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Aug 20, 2026
Litigation and corrective action
Two of five OIG recommendations remain openThe oversight record shows recommendation 2, on grievance tracking, and recommendation 4, on segregation compliance, open; recommendations 1, 3 and 5 are closed.Oversight.gov / DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
As of Aug 20, 2026
Litigation and corrective action
Report date differs between the catalog entry and the reportThe Oversight.gov catalog prints OIG-22-40 as April 26, 2022. The report document itself is dated April 22, 2022. Both dates are preserved as printed and neither is silently corrected.DHS Office of Inspector GeneralOversight.gov / DHS Office of Inspector General
Disputed
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 November 30, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
The inspector general found masking and physical-distancing requirements inconsistently enforced. The facility recorded 1,128 confirmed detainee COVID-19 cases between February 2020 and November 2021, and reported 2,553 detainees vaccinated as of October 31, 2021.
Locator
OIG-22-40, COVID-19 measures
Amount as printed
$1,128.00 · confirmed detainee COVID-19 cases, February 2020–November 2021
Linked to this facility by
The case and vaccination counts are this facility's reported records.
What this does not establish
The case count is a cumulative facility figure over 22 months, not a count of people, not a current figure, and not an outcome measure. Nothing here establishes that any infection was caused by the enforcement failures the inspector general described.
As of August 20, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
Two of five OIG recommendations remain open
The oversight record shows recommendation 2, on grievance tracking, and recommendation 4, on segregation compliance, open; recommendations 1, 3 and 5 are closed.
Locator
OIG-22-40 recommendation status
Linked to this facility by
The recommendations were issued to ICE about this facility.
What this does not establish
Closure is a status of the recommendation record, not a safety certification. An open recommendation does not measure current severity.
As of August 20, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionDisputed
Report date differs between the catalog entry and the report
The Oversight.gov catalog prints OIG-22-40 as April 26, 2022. The report document itself is dated April 22, 2022. Both dates are preserved as printed and neither is silently corrected.
Locator
OIG-22-40
Linked to this facility by
Both records describe the same inspector general report.
What this does not establish
The discrepancy does not establish that either publisher is wrong; it is a difference between a catalog date and a document date.
September 1, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
DHS OIG remote inspection, September–October 2021
The inspector general conducted a remote inspection of the facility in September and October 2021. The report records a maximum capacity of 1,890, 835 detainees at the start of the inspection and a fiscal 2021 average daily population of 821.
Locator
OIG-22-40, Background
Amount as printed
$835.00 · detainees at the start of the inspection
Linked to this facility by
The report inspects the Pearsall, Texas facility.
What this does not establish
A remote inspection reviews records and interviews rather than the full physical plant. The 2021 population figures are not current and are never compared with the fiscal 2026 workbook as though they were the same measure.
September 1, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Compliance found in legal access, work program, classification and reviewed medical care
The inspector general reported compliance with reviewed standards for legal access, the voluntary work program and classification, and found that the 15 medical records reviewed complied with standards for medical care.
Locator
OIG-22-40, 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
Fifteen reviewed records are a sample. Compliance in the sample does not establish that every person received compliant care.
September 1, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Grievance handling: 6 of 48 answered late, log missing outcomes
Of 48 grievances reviewed, 6 were answered late and the facility's log did not record adjudication outcomes. Thirteen of the 48 grievances complained of staff mistreatment, and the report records that some of those incidents were substantiated by the facility.
Locator
OIG-22-40, grievances
Amount as printed
$48.00 · grievances reviewed
Linked to this facility by
The grievance log reviewed is this facility's record.
What this does not establish
A grievance is an allegation. The report records that the facility substantiated some mistreatment incidents but does not identify which, and this project does not characterise any individual staff member's conduct.
September 1, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Segregation file deficiencies in the reviewed sample
The inspector general found required documentation missing or deficient in 6 of 15 segregation files reviewed for one requirement and in 12 of 15 files for another.
Locator
OIG-22-40, special management units
Linked to this facility by
The segregation files reviewed are this facility's records.
What this does not establish
A documentation deficiency does not establish that any placement was improper or that any person was harmed.
September 1, 2021 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
3,316 of 5,804 requests to ICE answered late
The inspector general found the facility answered 183 of 1,393 detainee requests late, and that ICE answered 3,316 of 5,804 requests late, or 57 percent.
Locator
OIG-22-40, detainee requests
Amount as printed
$3,316.00 · late ICE responses out of 5,804 requests
Linked to this facility by
The request logs reviewed are this facility's records.
What this does not establish
The facility-request and ICE-request counts measure two different response obligations and are never added together. A late response does not establish what was requested or what followed.
These are company-reported or company-forecast figures disclosed by the businesses involved. They are not federal awards, obligations, outlays or payments, and they are never added together: they cover different companies, different periods, and mix forecasts with reported revenue.
August 1, 2020 · Money and award actionsObserved / verified
Filed contract structure: August 2020 base year with nine option years
GEO's filed annual-report facility table lists the Pearsall facility at 1,904 beds with ICE as customer and describes a contract that commenced in August 2020 with a one-year base period followed by nine one-year option periods.
Locator
Owned and managed facilities table, Pearsall, Texas
Linked to this facility by
The filing names the Pearsall, Texas facility, matching the workbook address at 566 Veterans Drive.
What this does not establish
The filing does not establish which option years were exercised, whether the contract is still in force, what has been obligated, or any current award total. A company-reported bed count is not ICE's population and not the guaranteed minimum.
DHS OIG report OIG-22-40 states the Pearsall facility was owned and operated by The GEO Group at the September–October 2021 inspection, with a maximum capacity of 1,890 and 835 detainees at the inspection's start.
The inspector general found late grievance responses, a grievance log missing adjudication outcomes, segregation-file deficiencies, inconsistently enforced pandemic precautions and large numbers of late responses to detainee requests.
The inspector general found ICE paid approximately $18 million for unused bed space over a one-year period under a guaranteed-minimum contract.
Two of that report's five recommendations remain open as of August 20, 2026.
GEO's filed facility table describes a contract commencing August 2020 with a one-year base and nine one-year options, and lists 1,904 beds.
ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook reports an average daily population of 1,703.4, an average length of stay of 43.4 days and a guaranteed minimum of 1,350.
What this does not establish
This facility is not Dilley Immigration Processing Center and not the South Texas Family Residential Center; no record from those sites is carried here.
The approximately $18 million unused-bed-space figure is a bounded 2021 finding, not a current amount, a contract value or an obligation, and it is never added to any award total.
No current award, obligation or outlay for this facility is established.
Company-reported bed counts of 1,890 and 1,904 are not ICE population figures and not the contracted guaranteed minimum.
No death, individual harm, or causal link between any contract term and any condition is established here.
The 2026 Pass rating in ICE's workbook does not establish that the 2021 findings were corrected.
Reviewed name matches
South Texas Detention Complex — Historical name for the 566 Veterans Drive, Pearsall, Texas facility. Carried only where the source also fixes the Pearsall address or Frio County location.
Pearsall ICE Processing Center — Common short form for the same Pearsall site.
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.
No federal award record for this facility is indexed
Searched — nothing released
This project has not indexed a USAspending award record specific to the Pearsall facility, so no obligation, outlay, current award or potential value is published here. The ICE contract-library index entry for 70CDCR20D00000012 P00021 is a research lead only. Locator: 70CDCR20D00000012 P00021.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
The absence of an indexed award does not establish that no award exists or that no money flows to this facility.
Current guaranteed-minimum contract terms not read
Searched — nothing released
The executed contract and its modifications, which would establish the current guaranteed minimum's price terms and whether the 2021 unused-bed-space dynamic persists, have not been obtained.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
No inference is drawn about current payments from the workbook's guaranteed-minimum field.
ICE's workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection ending February 12, 2026 with a Pass rating. The report has not been obtained, so its scope and 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 does not establish that the 2021 findings were corrected or were within the scope of the 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.
These are company-wide records. They are not allocated to this facility and do not establish that political activity caused any award or facility decision.