Adelanto ICE Processing Center: a family's guide

This is information, not legal advice.

This guide explains the general rules. What they mean for your family member depends on their circumstances. Answer a few questions to check their situation.

The basics

• Addresses: Adelanto West, 10250 Rancho Road; Adelanto East, 10400 Rancho Road; Adelanto, CA 92301.
• Main phone: (760) 561-6100, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week.
• Operator: the GEO Group, under contract with ICE. ICE’s Los Angeles Field Office is responsible for the people held there.
• Immigration court: Adelanto Immigration Court, inside the facility.
• Federal court for habeas: the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
• Federal circuit: the Ninth.

Confirm someone is there with the ICE detainee locator using their A-number and country of birth. See how to find someone in ICE detention if they do not show up.

Contacting someone held there

• People held at Adelanto cannot receive incoming calls. Call the main line, leave a message with their full name and A-number and your number, and they will be told.
• Messages that are not confidential can be sent through Talton, at talton.com or (866) 516-0115.
• Calls out from the facility are paid. Set up an account with the facility’s phone provider so they can call you. Assume calls are recorded.
• For case questions, ICE’s Los Angeles office takes email at LosAngeles.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov. Deportation officers are reached by A-number: #APCERO000-500@ice.dhs.gov if the last three digits are 000 to 500, #APCERO501-999@ice.dhs.gov if 501 to 999.

Visiting

• Up to three visitors at a time, up to three visits a week, one hour each, one visit per day.
• Schedules depend on the housing unit, East or West and the sub-unit. Some slots are contact visits, others non-contact. Check the unit schedule on ICE’s Adelanto page the day before.
• Arrive 15 minutes early. You must arrive by 6:30 p.m. to be sure of entry.
• ID: a U.S. federal or state ID, or a foreign passport with a valid U.S. visa. Minors must come with an adult.
• No phones or other electronics, and nothing can be passed to the person. Visitors are searched.
• Visiting means passing through an ICE facility’s security with ID. Family members without status should weigh that, and can use messages instead.
• There is no public transit to the facility, and parking is limited.

Mail and money

Address letters exactly like this:

[Full name]
A-[last four digits only], [housing unit / dorm / bunk]
10250 Rancho Road
Adelanto, CA 92301

• Mail is delivered Monday to Friday. Outgoing mail goes out within 24 hours.
• Do not send cash. Money that arrives by mail is credited to their account with a receipt. Use a money order, or a deposit method the facility lists. Ask the main line for current options. See how to send money to someone in ICE detention.
• If the person is transferred, only legal mail is forwarded. Everything else is returned.

Bond and release from Adelanto

• Bond hearings are available to most people. In July 2026 the Ninth Circuit rejected ICE’s policy of denying bond hearings to people who entered without inspection (Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock). The exceptions are mandatory detention and final orders. See did ICE end bond hearings?
• Where to file: the Adelanto Immigration Court, 10250 Rancho Road, Suite 201A. Filings are accepted only at the Adelanto West building, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays (EOIR). Start with a sample motion for a bond hearing and the sponsor letter.
• Ability to pay: Ninth Circuit judges must consider what the family can afford when setting bond (Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976 (9th Cir. 2017)). Bring proof of income.
• Paying: online through ICE’s CeBONDS system. See how to pay an immigration bond.
• If the judge cannot set bond: a habeas petition goes to the federal court in the Central District of California. See how to file a habeas petition.
• Pickup: Adelanto is remote. Call before driving out, and plan for a release late in the day.

Legal help near Adelanto

• Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project works with unrepresented adults detained at Adelanto.
• EOIR’s list of pro bono legal service providers covers the Adelanto court.
• For the bond itself, see bond funds.

Questions people also ask

What is the phone number for Adelanto Detention Center?

(760) 561-6100. Call between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., seven days a week, to ask about someone in custody. People held there cannot receive incoming calls; you can leave a message.

What is the address of Adelanto ICE Processing Center?

Adelanto West is at 10250 Rancho Road and Adelanto East is at 10400 Rancho Road, Adelanto, CA 92301. Mail goes to 10250 Rancho Road with the person’s name, the last four digits of their A-number, and their housing unit.

What are the visiting hours at Adelanto?

They depend on the person’s housing unit, and some days are contact visits while others are not. Up to three visitors, up to three times a week, one hour per visit. Arrive 15 minutes early and no later than 6:30 p.m. Check ICE’s facility page for the unit schedule before you go.

Which immigration court handles Adelanto cases?

The Adelanto Immigration Court, inside the facility at 10250 Rancho Road, Suite 201A. Filings are accepted only at the Adelanto West building, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

Can someone at Adelanto get a bond hearing?

Usually, yes. Adelanto is in the Ninth Circuit, which in July 2026 rejected ICE’s policy of denying bond hearings to people who entered without inspection. Mandatory detention and final orders are the main exceptions.

See which ways out are open for them

Check your family member’s situation to see which release options may apply, what to do next, and which documents to gather.