How do I check whether someone is held on Saipan?
A name in our ICE detention facility directory says nothing about any one person. Search ICE's Online Detainee Locator by A-number or exact name, with country of birth; it leaves out anyone under 18 and can lag behind new arrests. Then call (670) 237-6000 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ICE's sidebar labels the numbers oddly: its text ties 237-6000 to the Saipan ERO sub-office of ICE, while 237-2700 is the jail, as the CNMI government directory confirms. The San Francisco Field Office is (415) 365-8800.
When can family visit in Susupe, and where do they go?
ICE's page (updated August 6, 2026; checked October 31, 2026) lists friends and family visits daily from 8 to 9 a.m., one a week for no more than 30 minutes, non-contact. The place to go is the Vincente Taman Building in Susupe; the PO Box is only a mailing address. Read these hours as Saipan time, far ahead of the mainland; ICE uses ChST for its legal mail hours. Confirm at the jail, (670) 237-2700, before traveling, and bring government photo ID. Anyone refusing the pat-down, belongings check or metal scan is not admitted.
What address works for letters and legal mail?
Letters carry the person's full name, then PO Box 506506, Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950, plus the last four digits of the A-number and your name and address. The jail does not accept packages, personal or cashier's checks, stamps or stamped envelopes, food, obscene material, or periodicals not sent by the publisher. Lawyers can email legal mail to doccnmi@gmail.com or fax (670) 664-9515, marked Legal Mail, with the full name, A-number, return fax number and page count. Staff process it Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ChST, excluding holidays.
How do I send money, and is there a phone account?
Money cannot be handed to a detainee. ICE gives two routes: call the Department of Corrections at (670) 237-2700 to deposit, or mail a USPS money order to PO Box 506506 with the person's name on it. Funds arriving by mail are posted with a receipt, though ICE warns against mailing cash. The facility page names no phone account provider or commissary details, so ask that same number. Detainees cannot receive calls. For an urgent or non-confidential message, leave the full name, A-number and your callback number at (670) 237-2700.
Which immigration court is tied to this jail, and how do lawyers get in?
The list from EOIR, updated October 1, 2026, places this jail under the Saipan Immigration Court. That court keeps the records, so take the hearing place and time from the person's own notice or our guide to finding a hearing. Lawyers may walk in from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday; after-hours and weekend visits and legal calls are arranged at (670) 237-2700. The Saipan ERO sub-office identifies the deportation officer once a G-28 is on file. The bond hearing guide covers release, and the directory has other Northern Mariana Islands listings.