How do I find out whether someone is at Adams County?
This page cannot tell you who is held here. Use ICE's Online Detainee Locator at ice.gov/locator first, with the nine-digit A-number and country of birth, or the exact name and country of birth. ICE's brochure warns that results can be up to eight hours old, that people under 18 are not shown, and that some people do not appear for safety, security or discretionary reasons. An exact-match search also fails on a misspelled name, so try each way a Russian name can be written in Latin letters. Then call the facility at (601) 304-3003, which ICE lists for this purpose 24 hours a day. Have first, last and hyphenated names, aliases, date of birth and country of birth ready. If you still have nothing, ICE's brochure says to contact the ERO field office. Do not use the (800) 375-5283 printed as the field office number on this page: that is the USCIS Contact Center, a benefits line. Adams falls under the New Orleans Field Office, which ICE's Jackson Parish page lists at (504) 599-7800. ICE's field office list is at ice.gov/contact/field-offices.
How do messages and tablets work at Adams County?
Detained people cannot take incoming calls. For an urgent message, call (601) 304-3003 and leave the person's full name, A-number, your name and a callback number. ICE's page, marked updated August 6, 2026, says this facility has tablets and points families to gettingout.com for non-confidential messages. Take the word non-confidential literally: do not write about the case, past events or what the person should tell a judge. A lawyer's case questions go to the deportation officers at 601-304-3002, and ICE discloses information only with a G-28 on file. A separate mailbox, FNL-HUB-ASY@ice.dhs.gov, takes case information requests but not stays of removal or case appeals, so never rely on it for a deadline. Anything a judge must see has to go to the court itself.
Which days can I visit, and how do I know the custody level?
Ask which custody level applies before you book travel, because visiting days depend on it. As read on October 30, 2026, low custody visits are Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. High custody visits are Tuesday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Holidays run 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. ICE's heading says friends and family, but its rule lists immediate family: parents, step- and foster parents, siblings and step-siblings, children and stepchildren, and spouses, including common-law spouses. A cousin, fiance or friend should ask before making the trip. Parents or legal guardians must accompany minors under 18. All family visits are non-contact, and at most 3 adults and 2 children may visit at a time. Adults need valid photo ID. If you are a former detainee, have a criminal record or are in deportation proceedings, ICE's page says you must notify the facility administrator before registering; failing to disclose can cost you visiting privileges.
What should I wear and bring to Natchez?
ICE's page sets out a detailed dress code, and correctional supervisors have the final word. Avoid tank tops, sleeveless or strapless dresses, see-through or very tight clothes, anything low cut, and camouflage or military-style items. Coats, jackets, hooded shirts, hats, sunglasses, jewelry and watches are out, apart from religious head coverings. Skirts may be no higher than 2 inches above the knee, and shoes may not be open-toed, slippers, stilettos or heels. You may bring up to $20 per person for the vending machines, in $5 or $1 amounts or quarters. Outside food is barred, except baby bottles and sealed baby food. With a baby, you may carry one diaper and one bottle, and no baby bag. Keys go in a lobby locker, and staff will not hold unauthorized items during the visit, so leave the rest at home or in the car.
What address do I use for letters, money and packages?
Be careful here. ICE's page gives 20 Hobo Forks Road as the physical address and says it is not a mailing address, yet it prints no mailing address in its place. As read on October 30, 2026, we could not confirm one, so call (601) 304-3003 and ask before sending anything that matters. Letters must show the last four digits of the A-number and your name and address. ICE warns against sending cash by mail; funds that arrive are credited to the person's account with a receipt, but the page names no online deposit service or accepted payment type, so ask that too. Packages start with the detained person, who must first send a written request to the Chief of Security. Only travel or release items approved by the Deportation Officer are allowed. After a transfer, general mail is returned, not forwarded.
How does a lawyer schedule a call or visit, and why does Friday noon matter?
Legal calls and in-person visits need 24 hours' notice, and a Monday slot must be requested by noon on Friday, so a family that calls a lawyer late on Friday may miss Monday. The way out: if no slot is open or the matter is exigent, ICE says to use AdamsCountyVirtualAttorney@corecivic.com or the Adams line at (601) 304-3081. Lawyers schedule Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at (601) 304-2509, AdamsCountyAttorneyVisitation@corecivic.com or fax (601) 446-5224, with the client's name and A-number. For a legal visit, be ready to give a state bar card, driver's license and G-28. Video visits go through ERO eFile, 60 minutes each and one per lawyer per detained person per day, and only for these video visits does ICE's list drop the G-28 for a pre-representational visit. A lawyer arriving 30 minutes late is rescheduled. Interpreters are the lawyer's responsibility here, which matters for Russian speakers. In-person hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekends and holidays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Our removal defense page describes this work.
Does being held in Mississippi affect bond?
Yes. Mississippi is in the Fifth Circuit, where the question of who can even ask a judge for bond has gone against many detained people. Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi, February 6, 2026, holds that people present without admission are subject to mandatory detention. On October 23, 2026, the full court held in Sosnava Rodriguez v. Vergara that due process requires no bond hearing for people held under that statute while removal remains a viable prospect, and that this covers someone released earlier and detained again. A 90-day hearing rule from an earlier panel opinion in that case, 180 F.4th 702, may still appear online, but it was vacated. A person admitted on a visa is in a different position, and people covered by the Laken Riley Act face a separate bar. Where a hearing is possible, the request goes to the court with jurisdiction over the place of detention. See our bond hearing guide. This is the law as of October 30, 2026.
What is left if an immigration judge cannot hear bond?
The remaining route is a federal habeas corpus case, and it is the route behind all of these rulings. A federal judge decides it, and a challenge to present confinement can be filed in only one district, the one where the person is held, so tell the lawyer the exact location first. For someone who entered without inspection, this circuit has closed the argument that the bond statute applies, so a petition needs another basis. The full court named the openings: removal that has become only a remote possibility, detention that no longer serves an immigration purpose, removal proceedings used as a facade, a factual dispute over whether the statute covers the person, or other legal grounds. The Supreme Court's review in No. 26-104, granted October 1, 2026, is limited to the statutory question. It came before the October 23 ruling, not after it, and it does not reach due process. The government sought more briefing time on October 16, 2026, and no argument date is listed.
If a bond is ever set, what is the person paying signing up for?
Read this before anyone wires money. Under ICE's bond page, updated July 1, 2026, whoever posts a delivery bond becomes the obligor and must have the detained person report each time ICE issues a Form I-340. ICE warns that even one day late can count as a breach, and on a breach the obligor forfeits the deposit to the government. The bond stays in effect until ICE issues Form I-391, so this is a continuing duty, not a one-time payment. ICE lists citizens, permanent residents, law firms and non-profits as able to post through CeBONDS, which works only inside the United States, so a relative abroad cannot use it. Payment is the full amount by Fedwire or ACH, weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the detention time zone; a later request waits for the next business day.
What does a detained case look like, and what do I do this week?
Expect speed. EOIR says detained cases are expedited, that hearings are held at the detention facility or the immigration court, by video or telephone, and that DHS must bring the person. We could not confirm which format applies here, so ask the court. ICE's page also says applications for relief are filed directly with the immigration court, so a form handed to a guard or sent to an ICE mailbox is not a filing. This week: get the A-number, photograph every paper, find the court named on the latest notice through our hearing guide, and ask for the next date. If the case reaches trial, our individual hearing guide explains what to prepare. If the person is later released, a missed date can mean an in absentia order. To talk it through in Russian with attorney Anna Tsibel, who is licensed by the California bar, send a consultation request.