DHS to Use Louisiana’s ‘Angola Prison’ for ICE Detainees

The facility will house the ‘worst of the worst,’ said Secretary Kristi Noem. Nebraska’s ‘Cornhusker Clink’ and Indiana’s ‘Speedway Slammer’ will also be used.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (C), along with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, participates in a press conference near Camp 57 at Angola Prison, the Louisiana State Penitentiary and America's largest maximum-security prison farm, to announce the opening of a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility that will house immigrants convicted of crimes in West Feliciana Parish, La., near the town of St. Francisville on Sept. 3, 2025. Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images

Authorities announced on Sept. 3 the use of Louisiana’s “Angola Prison” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees. 

The rural Louisiana State Penitentiary facility will be used to house the “worst of the worst” detainees, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.