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.

ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — Ten people have been arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities in a “planned ambush,” a U.S. attorney said.