All About Otero County Processing Center Chaparral, Nm
Otero County Processing Center YouTube from www.youtube.com Located in the state of New Mexico, the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral is a prison facility that is owned and managed by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. It is a medium-security center that is meant to house undocumented immigrants who have been detained by ICE for various criminal offenses. This facility is located in the southeastern part of Otero County and is close to the Mexican border. As a result, the center is a major part of the ICE's efforts to protect the southern border of the United States. The Otero County Processing Center has been around since the early 2000s and has been a major part of the ICE's efforts to detain and process criminal aliens. It is a medium-security facility that is designed to house up to 700 detainees at any given time and is staffed by both ICE agents and private contractors. The facility is divided into six divisions, with each division consisting of