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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (JTF Camp Six and Migrant Ops Center Main A)

Miami Field Office

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 the Miami Field Office at (954) 236-4900 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 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.

Visiting hours and rules

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

Legal Calls

Legal representatives may request confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by emailing: Legal.GTMO@ice.dhs.gov. The Guantanamo Bay officers 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 legal call

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 or confirming submission through ERO eFile (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 phone calls should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments are scheduled Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST, and Saturday through Sunday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and are in 20-minute increments. Legal representatives are not limited on the number of calls they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day.

The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to 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.

Please be advised that legal representatives and their staff are not permitted to video or audio record during any call with detainees at the facility. Any violation of these rules may result in suspension or a permanent revocation of scheduling privileges.

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 communication via email between the detainee and their designated legal representative.

Emails Sent by Legal Representatives to the Attention of Detained Aliens

Legal representatives can send legal correspondence ​to Legal.GTMO@ice.dhs.gov. 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. Documents for ​delivery ​should generally not ​exceed ​20 pages, but requests to deliver ​more than ​20 pages will be considered on ​a ​case-by-case basis. ​Within the email the legal representative should include the following ​information and a cover ​sheet ​for ​the attachment ​that ​includes ​the:

Alien's ​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. EST, excluding holidays.

Money, mail and sending items

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

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