Detention help
Take this one step at a time. This page helps a family organize the first calls and documents without entering an A-number, name, or other private information on our website. It cannot confirm where someone is or whether the person will be released.
If there is an immediate medical or safety emergency, contact the detention facility or emergency services. If a hearing, transfer, removal, or filing deadline may be close, tell the lawyer or intake team immediately.
Note the person's full legal name, other names used, country and date of birth, possible A-number, date and place of detention, and who made the arrest. Keep this information offline; do not paste it into a public contact form.
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. A search may require an A-number and country of birth, or biographical information. A recent detention or transfer may not appear immediately. A result is a lead to verify, not legal advice.
Use EOIR's official case-information system to look for a scheduled hearing or decision. Not every matter appears there, and the system does not replace a written hearing notice or court order.
After a location is confirmed, ask about the person's identification number, attorney-call procedure, visiting rules, property, medication, and how legal documents may be delivered. Facility rules can change.
Tell the intake specialist that the person is detained. Share the facility, hearing date, prior orders, criminal-case information, and urgent health concerns through the secure method the firm provides.
The locator does not decide bond eligibility, defenses, court jurisdiction, or whether a transfer will occur. The court system may not show every agency process. Do not miss a written deadline because an online result looks incomplete, and do not send money or identity documents to a person who cannot verify the facility and case.
General information only, not legal advice. Online tools may be delayed or incomplete. AG Law Firm does not receive the information you enter on an official government website, and contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.
