Contact Visitation
Contact visitation at Adelanto ICE Processing Center will be on a color-tiered schedule in accordance with San Bernardino County and facility COVID levels beginning 10/13/2022. The facility contact visitation will be subject to change without notice. Detainees may receive visitors that have a government-issued identification. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Detainees are permitted a maximum of three (3) visitors, 3 times per week. There is a one-hour (1) time limit for all visits.
- All visitors must submit to a temperature check.
- PPE is required to enter the facility; all visitors are required to wear PPE i.e.; gloves, masks. If needed the facility will provide at entry.
- All contact visits will be in-person visits, requiring 6 ft. social distancing between all visitors and detainees.
- All regular visitation and dress code rules apply.
Area | Days & Times |
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East Housing Unit 1 | N/A |
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East Segregation | N/A |
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East Housing Unit 2 | N/A |
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West Housing Unit 1 Administrative Segregation | Monday - Sunday: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Non-Contact) |
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West Housing Unit 1 Disciplinary Segregation | Tuesdays: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Non-Contact) Thursdays: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Non-Contact) Saturdays: 12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. (Non-Contact) |
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West Housing Unit 2 | N/A |
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West Housing Unit 3 | - Tuesday:
- 3A 12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
- 3B 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- 3C 2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
- 3D 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Thursdays:
- 3A 12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
- 3B 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- 3C 2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
- 3D 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Saturdays:
- 3A 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
- 3B 8:10 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
- 3C 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- 3D 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
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West Housing Unit 4 | N/A |
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West Housing Unit 5 | N/A |
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Friends and Family Visits
To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.
Visitors must arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to be guaranteed a visit.
All visitors must have a U.S., State or Federal, issued identification document, or foreign passport with a valid U.S. visa to be admitted.
Only three visitors will be allowed in at one time unless prior approval by the Facility Administrator (exception, a baby in adult arms will not be counted as a visitor).
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.
Visits are limited to (1) one hour in length unless prior approval has been granted by the Facility Administrator.
Detainees may receive only (1) one visit per day.
Attorney Visits
Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients 24 hours a day.
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.
Attorney Video Teleconferencing
Legal representatives may request video teleconference (VTC) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by email at ADL196COURT@GEOGROUP.COM. Security personnel will email or call 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), email address, and conference call ID
- Adelanto ICE Processing Center supports Microsoft Teams/WebEx/Zoom for virtual attorney client visits
- Noncitizen’s name
- Noncitizen’s immigration file number
- A few proposed times/dates for the requested VTC session
- 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.
For additional questions about this process, please contact the Adelanto ICE Processing Center: general line (760) 561-6100, or the attorney line (760) 561-6208.
All appointments for VTC meetings or phone calls should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments are scheduled 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are in 30-minute increments not to exceed 60 minutes. Legal representatives are not limited on the number of VTC appointments they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 60-minute appointment with a non-citizen in a single day.
The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to VTC meetings 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 the room. 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 noncitizen and their designated legal representative.
Faxes/Emails Sent by Legal Representatives to the Attention of Detained Noncitizens
Legal representatives can send legal correspondence to 196-VAV@thegeogroup.onmicrosoft.com. 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 noncitizen. Within the email the legal representative should include the following information and a cover sheet for the attachment that includes the:
- Noncitizen full name
- A-Number
- Sender’s return fax number
- 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 in charge of the facility can be reached at (760) 561-6100.
Clergy Visits
Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain's Office at (760) 561-6100.
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.