How do I confirm someone is at Adelanto, and which building?
Start with ICE's Online Detainee Locator at ice.gov/locator, using the 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 and that people under 18 are not shown, so confirm by phone. Call (760) 561-6100 between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays, with names, aliases, date of birth and country of birth. Ask three things on that call: East or West building, the housing unit, and the bunk. ICE lists Adelanto East at 10400 Rancho Road and Adelanto West at 10250 Rancho Road. You will need those answers for visiting, because the schedule goes unit by unit, and for mail, because the address includes the unit. If nothing turns up, ICE's brochure says to contact the ERO field office: ICE's page names the Los Angeles Field Office, and ICE's ERO list gives (213) 830-7911. This listing does not show who is held here.
How can family leave a message at Adelanto?
Detained people cannot receive incoming calls. Call (760) 561-6100 and leave the full name, A-number, your name and a number where you can be reached. ICE's page, marked updated October 7, 2026, points to gettingout.com in one place and to Talton.com or (866) 516-0115 in another for non-confidential tablet messages, so ask the facility which service is working now. Under the Torres v. DHS settlement described on the page, legal representatives can leave a callback message, which should be delivered within 7 hours. That timing is written for representatives, not families. Lawyers can also have a number designated to take unmonitored, unrecorded calls from housing-unit phones; the facility has 5 business days to decide. Until then, assume ordinary phones and tablets are not private and keep the case out of those conversations.
How does the Adelanto visiting schedule work?
There is no single visiting time. ICE publishes a grid by building and housing unit, so a West unit such as W3 and an East unit such as E2B run on different schedules. As read on October 30, 2026, general population blocks fall between 8 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., and the grid marks some blocks, including W1A and some segregation blocks, as non-contact even though the page elsewhere describes family visits as contact. Ask which applies. A detained person may have up to 3 visitors at a time, 3 times per week, and one visit per day, and each visit is limited to 1 hour. Arrive 15 minutes early. ID must be U.S., state or federal, or a foreign passport with a valid U.S. visa, which matters for relatives without a state ID. A baby in arms is not counted. ICE warns the schedule may change without notice, so call (760) 561-6100 first.
How must letters be addressed, and how do I send money?
ICE gives an exact format here: the detainee's name, the last 4 digits of the A-number (for example A1234), the housing unit, dorm and bunk number, then 10250 Rancho Road, Adelanto, CA 92301. The page prints only this West address for letters, even though Adelanto East is at 10400 Rancho Road, so ask at (760) 561-6100 if your relative is in East. Add your name and address. The mail clerk distributes to housing units Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and holidays. For money, the page says funds arriving by mail go into the person's account and warns against mailing cash, but it names no online deposit service or accepted payment type, so ask before sending. For packages, contact the assigned Deportation Officer through the same number. Only travel or release items qualify, and no electronics. After a transfer, only legal mail is forwarded.
What rights do lawyers have at Adelanto under the Torres settlement?
Adelanto has rules most facility pages lack. ICE's page describes a settlement in Torres v. DHS under which attorneys, accredited representatives and people working under them can schedule confidential legal calls at (760) 561-6208, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and no G-28 or representation agreement is needed to schedule a call. That lets a family's lawyer speak to the person before being hired. In-person meetings are booked at the same number at least 24 hours ahead, and to the extent possible start within 30 minutes of the scheduled time, or within one hour for an unscheduled visit. Attorneys may visit 24 hours a day. A client's Deportation Officer is reached at #APCERO000-500@ice.dhs.gov or #APCERO501-999@ice.dhs.gov, by the last three digits of the A-number. Complaints under the settlement go to the ACLU of Southern California, (909) 291-4735. See our Los Angeles removal defense page.
Which court handles a case for someone held at Adelanto?
EOIR lists the Adelanto Immigration Court inside the facility at 10250 Rancho Road, Suite 201A, but that alone does not show your relative's case is there. A person moved from another state may still be on another court's docket until venue changes. Take the court from the latest Notice of Hearing and check it through our hearing guide. EOIR lists 760-561-6500 and Adelanto.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov. Filings are accepted only at the Adelanto West facility, window hours 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the court does not take faxes unless it asks for them. Public hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Hearings are generally open to the public with limited exceptions, so a relative can usually attend with valid ID, but EOIR warns of limited parking and no public transportation. When a Notice of Hearing arrives, send a copy to the lawyer that day; ICE's page does not say whether the judge will appear in person or by video, so ask the court.
Can someone at Adelanto get a bond hearing?
Possibly, and Adelanto has an argument most facilities lack. Ask the lawyer about Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz by name. People held at Adelanto brought this class action in the Central District of California, which covers San Bernardino County. On December 18, 2025, the court declared that class members are held under the bond statute, not mandatory detention. On February 18, 2026, it also vacated Matter of Yajure Hurtado, the Board ruling that blocks bond. On March 31, 2026, the Ninth Circuit stayed those orders insofar as they extend beyond the Central District, leaving the judgment in place inside it. The ACLU page says only people detained in that district can request bond based on this case. The class covers people who entered without inspection and were not caught on arrival, and it leaves out people under certain other detention statutes. Separately, California is in the Ninth Circuit, which on July 30, 2026, in Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock, rejected mandatory detention for a Western Washington class. The newest Maldonado Bautista status we could open dates from spring 2026, so a lawyer must check the docket. Stated as of October 30, 2026.
What if the judge still refuses, or ICE moves the person?
Have a lawyer ready to file federal habeas corpus. A February 27, 2026 practice advisory, written before the stay, reported that some immigration judges were still refusing bond hearings and that some advocates went straight to habeas. It also warned that the government is likely to contest class membership for people caught near the border and later released. The Ninth Circuit's stay turned partly on the government's argument that such claims must proceed as habeas petitions in the district of confinement, which is the rule the Supreme Court states for challenges to present confinement. So place matters twice: the class judgment reaches only people detained in this district, and a move to Texas or Louisiana puts the person under Fifth Circuit law. The advisory urged class members at risk of transfer to file habeas at once and consider a restraining order against the move. People stopped on arrival at a port of entry (arriving aliens), people under the Laken Riley Act and other groups remain outside a judge's bond authority. The Supreme Court is reviewing the statutory question in No. 26-104. See our bond hearing guide.
What should the family gather, and what happens after release?
If a bond hearing goes ahead, it can come fast and it is short. EOIR keeps its record separate from the removal case, so resubmit anything already filed there, under a cover page marked BOND PROCEEDINGS if filed apart from the request. Useful proof ties to the guide's factors: a fixed address, length of residence, family ties and a credible sponsor. If a bond is set, the person posting it becomes the obligor under ICE's bond page, updated July 1, 2026: they must have the detained person report on each Form I-340, and ICE warns that even one day late can count as a breach and forfeit the deposit. The bond lasts until Form I-391. CeBONDS works only inside the United States. After release, file Form EOIR-33 and keep attending, or face an in absentia order; for trial preparation see our individual hearing guide. Attorney Anna Tsibel speaks Russian, is licensed by the California bar, and takes requests through the consultation page. No lawyer can promise release.