Prairieland's proximity to the Dallas area makes it more accessible for lawyers representing clients detained there, the Chavez & Valko site states. The other three facilities in the operations area of ICE's Dallas field office are in Anson, Eden and Haskill, at least a 3-hour drive west of the Metroplex.

One police officer was wounded after at least two people shot at officers outside an immigration detention center in Texas, according to a criminal complaint in federal court.