Eden Detention Center

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

To identify if the detainee is currently housed at Eden Detention Center, you can call (325) 869-2704, 24 hours a day. Staff can only release housing information, all other information requests need to be made through the detainee.

Detainees can not receive incoming calls. If you need to contact a detainee for an urgent/emergent matter, please call (325) 869-2704 and press 4. Please have the detainees identification number and the message will be provided to the detainee with the call back information.

Detainees are also able to communicate with family members via email/video visitation by setting up an account with https://www.gettingout.com/.

For information regarding in-person visitation, call (325) 869-2704 and press 2; legal visitation information is available at (325) 869-2704 press 3.

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

Friends and Family Visits

Visits are non-contact.

Time FrameSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

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All visitors it is recommended that you arrive early to avoid delay in processing.

Visits are a minimum of 1 hour.

Times are subject to change to change upon the approval of the on-duty Shift Supervisor, based on the needs of the facility.

Under no circumstances may visitors give or ask for property or money to be given to a detainee or inmate.

There are only 4 visitors allowed per visitation. Minors must remain under the direct supervision of an adult visitor so as not to disturb other visitors, and excessively disruptive conduct by minors may result in termination of visit.

Visitors must present a valid verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility. Children under the age of 16 are required to have a birth certificate presented at the time of the visit.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors under the age of 16 are required to have a birth certificate presented at the time of the visit. 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. to 8 p.m.

Eden Detention Center does require a 24 hour notice prior to the requested time, unless the is an emergent hearing, and documentation provide. Facility staff does its best to accommodate all attorneys. Requests for attorney visits are scheduled through Visitation at the address listed: EdenAttorneyAppointments@corecivic.com

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 with Attorneys

Eden Detention Center is able to offer the Virtual Attorney Visitation (VAV) Program. Please note, the VAV Program does not substitute for in-person meetings, but it does provide an alternative for attorneys to communicate with clients. Legal representatives may request VAV meetings with their clients or prospective clients by email at edenattorneyappointments@corecivic.com. Facility personnel will email or call back with a confirmed date and time. Eden Detention Facility supports Zoom for all virtual attorney client visits. 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.

Alien’s name.

Alien’s immigration file number.

A few proposed times/dates for the requested VAV 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.

All appointments for VAV meetings should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Excluding holidays, appointments are scheduled and conducted Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central Time) and are in 30 to 60-minute increments contingent upon demand. Legal representatives are not limited on the number of VAV appointments they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 60-minute appointment with an alien in a single day.

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 purpose for VAV meetings is to provide remote, confidential legal visits; a visitation officer will be stationed outside of the confidential room to ensure security by standing out of the room. The officer will knock five (5) minutes before the cut off time.

For additional questions about this process, please contact Eden Detention Facility at (325) 869-2704 and ask for the facility asylum/visitation officer or email edenattorneyappointments@corecivic.com.

Please be advised that attorneys and their staff are not permitted to video or audio record during any virtual or on-site visit, or call with detainees at the facility. Any violation of this rule may result in suspension or a permanent revocation of VAV usage privileges.

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 (325) 869-2704 ext. 63301

Clergy Visits

Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office at (325) 869-2704 ext. 62260.

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, or that disrupt the operation of the facility, 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 allowed to carry the following items into the visitation area: One baby bottle, one diaper, one small-unopened diaper wipe container, up to $20 in quarters for the vending machine. All items should be in a small clear bag.

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.

Letters sent to detainees must include the following information

Full Name:

Alien Number:

Housing Location:

PO Box 1617 Eden, Texas 76837

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.

Cash in possession of a detainee, at the time of his arrival to the facility, will be deposited/receipted to his trust account. Visitors may also deposit funds (money order or cashiers check) any time during visiting hours, and they will be provided a receipt. All monies cash, arriving at the facility, via mail, will be returned to the sender. To deposit money to a detainee’s trust account, send money orders and cashier’s checks, only, to:

Core Civic Inmate Trust

First Name and Last Name, Commissary Number

Facility-EDC

P.O. Box 933488

Atlanta, GA 31193-3488

Note: Cashier’s check or money order must include the detainee’s full name and A-number.

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 the facility mail clerk at:

325-869-2704 Ext. 62261, Mail Room Supervisor Amber Gierisch

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.