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ICE detention facility · Texas

CoreCivic Laredo Processing Center

Harlingen Field Office · 4702 East Saunders, Laredo, TX 78401

Quick facts

Address
4702 East Saunders, Laredo, TX 78401
Phone (to ask about someone held here)
(956) 615-9720
ICE field office
Harlingen Field Office (field office contacts (opens in new tab))
Official page
ICE: CoreCivic Laredo Processing Center (opens in new tab)
Find someone
ICE Online Detainee Locator (opens in new tab) · locator guide
Court case status
1-800-898-7180 (EOIR, 24 hours)

First: this is civil detention

ICE detention is civil, not a criminal sentence. There is no sentence to serve, so there are no sentence credits (good time) and no release date to calculate. Release depends on the immigration case: a bond, an immigration judge's decision, or an ICE decision.

There is no right to a free lawyer in immigration court. The law allows a lawyer "at no expense to the Government" (8 U.S.C. 1362 (opens in new tab)). Look for free or low-cost help on the EOIR list of pro bono providers (opens in new tab) and from accredited representatives (opens in new tab).

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General information, not legal advice. Every case is different.

Contacting someone held here

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 (956) 615-9720 between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual’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 (956) 727-4118 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.

This facility has tablets. You can access information on how to send a non-confidential message at: https://www.talton.com/.

Visiting hours and rules

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

Friends and Family Visits

Friday

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – will be exclusively for Low and Medium Low Female detainees only

Saturday

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – will be exclusively for Low and Medium Low Female detainees only

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – will be exclusively for High and Medium High Female detainees only

Sunday

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – will be exclusively for Low and Medium Low Female detainees only

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – will be exclusively for High and Medium High Female detainees only

Monday

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – will be exclusively for High and Medium High Female detainees only

Holidays

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – will be exclusively for Low and Medium Low Female detainees only

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. – will be exclusively for High and Medium High Female detainees only

Please ensure that your visiting family and friends make a visitation appointment. No exceptions will be allowed.

Delays may occur during detainee's meal, programs, and counts.

Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.

No electronics or cell phones allowed beyond the pedestrian gate.

No delivery of packages, items, or mail accepted.

Minors must be supervised at all times by adult guardian.

Only one visit per visitor per day.

Shift Supervisors have the discretion to deny/cancel/postpone any visitation that may be a threat or interruption to the security or order of the facility.

Special visit times/periods may be granted through a detainee pre-approved written request.

Holidays will be observed according to daily schedule /Special request visits will be on Wednesdays.

Attorney Visits

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

Seven days a week from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., including holidays.

Attorneys will be allowed to visit from 6 a.m. – 8 a.m. on the day their client has court.

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.

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 Detention & Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer for this facility can be reached at (956) 615-9720.

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.

Visitors must be in appropriate and socially acceptable attire

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.

Money, mail and sending items

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

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 can be placed on the detainee's account via United States Postal Service, Laredo Processing Center 4702 E. Saunders, Laredo, TX 78041, and reference detainee name on money order.

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: Detainee must submit a general request to the mail officer detailing what items are going to be sent to them at the facility. If approved, the detainee will receive a copy of the approved request. The detainee can then advise the sender to mail in the pre-approved items.

Note, 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.

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