In addition, the Government pays many state and local jurisdictions large sums to house detainees.

Many counties and parishes have decided they do not want the hassle, and refuse to house federal detainees.

Other facilities that house immigrant detainees include juvenile detention centers and shelters.

Police said two city sports stadiums used to house detainees over the past few days were filled and a third had to be used.

The county is currently under a court order that bars the use of dayrooms, or prisoner lounge areas, to house extra detainees.

The court also restricted the use of day rooms and other such areas to house extra detainees, except temporarily.

The judge ordered county officials not to use lounge space to house pretrial detainees for more than three consecutive nights without permission from the court.

Hola camp was established to house detainees classified as "hard-core."

Both the women's unit and the county penitentiary have been used to house detainees from the jail.

In July 2012 it housed 904 prisoners and detainees, up from 850 in March 2009.