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Casa Padre is a shelter for unaccompanied or separated immigrant minors in custody of the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, a division of Health & Human Services, located in Brownsville, Texas. The site opened in March 2017, and is still housing children in 2022. The building was formerly a Walmart store. The center is run by the nonprofit group Southwest Key Programs under contract from the federal government. Casa Padre is the largest licensed childcare facility in the United States, housing approximately 1,500 youths.
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Capacity
1,500
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2017
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Southwest KeyPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2017
Region
Brownsville
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Casa Padre. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/casa-padre
"Casa Padre." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/casa-padre.
@misc{worldprisons-casa-padre,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Casa Padre},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/casa-padre},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}