Friends and Family Visits
All Male L-2 & L-3: Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
All Male L-1 & L-2: Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Male Segregation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
All Female L-2 & L-3: Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
All Female L-1 & L-2: Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Female Segregation: Sunday 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
All visits will be at least one hour. Each individual visitor will only be allowed to visit one detainee per visitation day. Each detainee is allowed four visitors at one time in the visitation room. Any visitors that come in larger groups will need to split the allotted time accordingly.
Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.
Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.
Attorney Visits
Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Please note that attorneys are permitted to bring in electronic devices such as: laptops, cell phones, tablets, iPads, etc. to visitation or court. An authorization form will need to be filled out when using an electronic device, which is available at the Front Desk.
A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.
Virtual Attorney Visitation | Video Teleconferencing
Legal representatives may request video teleconference (VTC) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by email at vavedc@corecivic.com. The receiving Officer will email back with a confirmed date and time. Please see the flyer for details. The email should include:
- Legal representative’s full name
- Legal representative’s contact information, including phone number(s), and email address
- Detainee’s name
- Detainee’s alien number
- A few proposed times/dates for the requested virtual legal visit
- A scan of the legal representative’s government issued identification
- A scan of the legal representative’s identification or documentation reflecting their status as an active legal representative, such as a state bar card, attorney license, paralegal license, or similar legal status.
- A scan of the attorney’s DHS Form G-28 (unless this is a pre-representational)
- If a legal assistant is the only legal representative to join the call, the email should also attach a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification.
All appointments for virtual legal visits or phone calls should be made 48 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments are scheduled Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last sign-up slot scheduled will be at 3 p.m. (MST). Virtual legal visits will also be available on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please note that all requests for weekend visits must be submitted by Friday at 3 p.m. to be accepted. Virtual legal visits will be limited to 40 minutes per day on Zoom or Cisco WebEx. All appointments are contingent on availability. Legal representatives are not limited on the number of virtual legal appointments they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 40-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day. Attorneys are responsible for setting up an app account and creating the calendar invitation once a time has been agreed upon. The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to virtual legal visits and legal calls. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters will be allowed; no family or friends of the clients are permitted. The attorney and/or his/her agents may contact outside interpretation services during the call or session. The sessions will be confidential; a visitation officer will be stationed outside of the confidential room to ensure security by standing out of earshot but within eyeshot. The officer will knock 5 minutes before the cut off time.
Electronic Exchange of Legal Documentation
When timely communication through the mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, in his discretion, allow for a reasonable amount of electronic written communication by means between the detained alien and their designated legal representative.
Faxes/Emails Sent by Legal Representatives to the Attention of Detained Aliens
Legal representatives can send legal correspondence to vavedc@corecivic.com or via fax at (520) 466-7750. Legal Representatives should make clear in the subject line that it is legal correspondence/mail and include as an attachment the specific documents/forms that the legal representative wants the facility to deliver to the detained alien. Within the email the legal representative should include the following information and a cover sheet for the attachment that includes the:
- Alien Full Name
- A-Number
- The attorney or authorized representative’s:
- Full name
- Contact Information, including phone number and email address
- Copy of the attorney's or authorized representative's credentials indicating their status as an active attorney or authorized representative (such as a state-issued bar card, law school ID, paralegal license, or letter on firm or organization letterhead)
- A copy of DHS Form G-28 Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (unless it is already on file at the facility)
- Sender’s Return Fax Number (if applicable)
- Total number of pages sent
- Notate the correspondence is “Legal Mail”
The documents will be inspected for contraband, but not read. The legal mail will be delivered to the detainee. All legal electronic communication requests will be processed during normal business hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. excluding holidays.
Consular Visits
Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer for this facility can be reached at (520) 464-3000.
Clergy Visits
Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
Visiting Restrictions
- All family or other social visits are contact.
- No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.
- If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.
- All visitors are subject to search while in the facility.
- Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.
- Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.
Search Procedures (prior to or during all visitations)
All individuals requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.
