California City Detention Facility

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (760) 491-8104 between the hours of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. When you call, please have the alien’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (760) 491-8150 and leave the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. The detainee will be given your message.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Friends and Family Visits

Please call (760) 491-8126 to schedule visits with a detainee.

Visitors unaccompanied must be at least 18 years of age.

Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Proof of the parent/guardian relationship will be required (proof may be a birth certificate or court ordered guardianship).

Visitors will have a government issued photo identification with them.

Each detainee will receive two (2) one-hour blocks of visitation time per week. Each visit, regardless of duration, will count as one (1) hour.

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours:

In-Person Visitation

Monday through Sunday

8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Legal visitation can now be scheduled in advance through ERO eFile on a first-come basis. Appointments are scheduled in increments of 3 hours. Contact visits will be permitted, unless restricted due to documented security grounds. Without prior facility approval, you may only schedule one appointment per client per day. Please note: only one detainee at a time will be permitted in the room (i.e., no groups of detainees can be in one room at one time). Only the following visitors are permitted: legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters. Family and friends are not permitted. Outside interpretation services may be contacted during the session.

Sessions are confidential. A visitation officer will remain outside earshot, but within sight. Officers will knock 5 minutes before the session ends. Walk-in visits are still permitted, however, scheduled legal visits through ERO eFile will be prioritized.

If extended in-person visit is required or if there is an exigent circumstance, please contact CalCityAttorneySchedule@corecivic.com or (760) 491-8123.

The facility may cancel or reschedule appointments due to:

Safety or security risks, or

The need to ensure equal access for other legal representatives and detainees

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.

Video Teleconferencing

Legal representatives must request confidential, video teleconference (VTC) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients through ERO eFile for all scheduled appointments. All scheduled appointments through ERO eFile will receive confirmation notifications through ERO eFile. Only the following are permitted during legal visits: legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters. Family and friends are not permitted.

Please see the flyer for details.

Appointments are subject to availability during the following times:

8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Sunday

Note: available appointment time slots will vary depending on your client’s sex and classification.

All appointments through ERO eFile will include the:

Legal representative’s full name

Legal representative’s contact information, including phone number(s) and email address

Detainee’s name (only one detainee is permitted per appointment)

Detainee’s alien number (otherwise a search may be done utilizing the detainee’s name, date of birth, and country of birth)

In some situations, a legal representative may also be required to confirm the detainee’s current detention facility location.

Legal representatives should notate their Zoom meeting ID, passcode and link in the Virtual Meeting Information section for the appointment in ERO eFile. If you are requesting a phone call only, please notate accordingly and provide the phone number the facility should call. (This is required before being able to select an available appointment time.) Interpreters may be connected remotely to the appointment.

Appointments will require the following attachments uploaded in ERO eFile (otherwise appointments may be subject to cancellation):

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 copy of the attorney’s ERO eFile G-28 (not required for a pre-representational visit)

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

If a legal representative is making a request consistent with PBNDS 2011 Section 5.7 (V.N.1) and Section 4.3 (V.FF), the legal representative must upload the written request in the Attorney Authorization Letter field and the Professional Licensure/Curriculum Vitae to the Medical/Mental Health Evaluators field.

Legal representative’s failure to abide by the Virtual Attorney Visitation guidelines may result in the immediate cancellation or termination of a VTC session and/or suspension of future requests.

Please note, appointments may be scheduled up to 2 weeks in advance, but no later than 24 hours prior to the appointment. Appointments are on a first-come basis. If scheduled appointments are no longer required, legal representatives must cancel or reschedule the appointment in advance.

Beginning ​July ​22, 2026, appointments occur in ​30-minute ​time ​blocks. ​Legal ​representatives may ​book consecutive appointment ​slots ​in one appointment for ​an ​appointment of 30, 60, or 90 minutes. ​Legal ​representatives are not limited on the ​number of virtual legal visit ​appointments they can request, but no ​legal ​representative ​is ​permitted more than ​one appointment booking with the same ​detainee ​in a single day ​without prior facility ​approval. Scheduling and ​applicable ​rules are subject to change pending ​demand ​and availability.

Please note the facility reserves the right to cancel or reschedule appointments in the event of safety/security risk at the facility and also to ensure equal access to legal visitation by other legal representatives and aliens.

The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits apply to VTC meetings and legal calls. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters are 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 are 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 session ends.

If there is no available time slot, you require an extended time slot, or if you have an exigent circumstance, you may contact CalCityAttorneySchedule@corecivic.com or (760) 491-8123.

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 calcitylegaldoc@corecivic.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 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

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. - 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 (661) 281-6515.

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 non-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.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Before sending packages to detainees:

The facility will not accept certain items through the mail. Restricted items include packages, obscene or pornographic materials, plans for criminal activities, personal checks, cashier’s checks, postage stamps or stamped envelopes, any type of food, or periodicals not directly sent from the publisher.

Mail should be addressed in the following manner:

Detainee Name

Detainee’s Alien Number

P.O. Box 2513

California City, CA 93505

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.

Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.

When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.

Money is not to be given directly to the detainee. Money can be placed on the detainee's account using the below methods:

Western Union

Viapath: Core Civic Cal City Immigration Processing Center | ConnectNetwork

Facility Lockbox

Via United States Postal Service

NOTE: Please reference detainee name and alien number on money order:

Detainee Name

Detainee’s Alien Number

P.O. Box 2513

California City, CA 93505

If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees contact ICE at (661) 281-6515.

Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.